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CIMMYT and John Innes Centre Partnership Advances Wheat Research and Disease Surveillance

JIC and CIMMYT are advancing wheat research through molecular breeding, disease surveillance and rapid diagnostics,...
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U.S.

Where Gene Editing in Agriculture Meets Consumer Value

Pairwise CEO Tom Adams says gene editing’s next opportunity may come from crops where the...
Fusarium ear blight, Fusarium head blight, FHB, or scab, is a fungal disease of cereals: wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale. FEB is caused by a range of Fusarium fungi, which reducing grain yield
Europe

Breakthrough Crop Research Creates Fusarium-Resistant Wheat Hybrids

Researchers identified a novel Fusarium Head Blight resistance locus in Elymus repens, a wild wheat...
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Europe

NordPheno Boosts Nordic Crop Breeding

Representatives from eight leading Nordic research institutions gathered at the University of Helsinki in late...

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Europe

Hops and Cannabis Share Genetic Sex Switch, Scientists Discover

University College Dublin researchers identified a genetic sex switch in cannabis that may also control...
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Europe

Scientists Use CRISPR to Strengthen Grapevines in African First

African researchers used CRISPR to successfully edit grapevine DNA for the first time in a...
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Europe

CRISPR Study Unlocks Precision Chromosome Editing in Wheat

IPK researchers used CRISPR/Cas to reduce or remove chromosomes in wheat and other large-genome plants...
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U.S.

$40M Investment Expands Agronomy Research Capacity at Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State University will build a new Agronomy Discovery Center following a $40 million state...
Europe

“Lazy” Crop Roots: Traditional Sorghum Outperforms on Recycled Phosphorus

Traditional sorghum lines may hold the key to more efficient crop nutrition as agriculture shifts...
Europe

Legume Generation Project Aims to Boost Legume Breeding and Protein Crop Performance in Europe

Legume Generation aims to strengthen European legume breeding through breeder-led innovation, addressing yield gaps, underinvestment,...
Europe

20 Most Promising Young Plant Breeders in Europe 2026

Seed World Europe’s April 2026 edition highlights the 20 Most Promising Young Plant Breeders in...
Europe

Drones and AI Transform Wheat Crop Monitoring for Climate Resilience

Drones and artificial intelligence are transforming how scientists monitor wheat crops and identify climate-resilient varieties....
Europe

Global Consortium Calls for Mapping Gene Expression Across All Wheat Cells

The Wheat Spatial Omics Consortium, spanning 80 researchers in nine countries, urges a global effort...
Europe

Watermelon Breeding Under Pressure: What Growers and Breeders Are Up Against

Watermelon breeding faces growing pressure from climate change, disease threats, limited crop protection, and complex...
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Latin America

New Jalapeño, Murupi and Ornamental Peppers Move to On-Farm Testing in Brazil

New jalapeño, murupi, fresh-market, and ornamental pepper materials from Embrapa Vegetables are advancing to on-farm...
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Latin America

Nuevos pimientos jalapeños, murupi y ornamentales pasan a la fase de pruebas en fincas en Brasil

Nuevos materiales de jalapeño, murupi, consumo fresco y pimientos ornamentales de Embrapa Hortalizas avanzan a...
Europe

Rothamsted Barley Becomes First Crop Cleared Under UK Precision-Breeding Rules

Rothamsted Research has developed the UK’s first gene-edited barley to receive Precision Bred Organism marketing...
Latin America

New Embrapa Programs Aim to Cut Carbon Footprint of Corn and Sorghum

Embrapa’s new Low Carbon Corn and Low Carbon Sorghum programs aim to reduce the carbon...
Sorghum field at dramatic yellow sunset, Agriculture landscape
Latin America

Nuevos programas de Embrapa buscan reducir la huella de carbono del maíz y el sorgo

Los nuevos programas de Maíz Bajo en Carbono y Sorgo Bajo en Carbono de Embrapa...
AI, Plant breeder, plants, science
U.S.

How AI Accelerates the Crop Breeding Cycle

AI-powered imaging and high-throughput phenotyping are changing how crop breeders collect and analyze field data....
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Latin America

Embrapa’s New Sorghum Hybrid Targets Silage, Biogas, and Energy Production

Embrapa and Latina Seeds launched the giant forage sorghum hybrid BRS 662 (LAS6002F), designed for...
Closeup of a sorghum plant growing in a field
Latin America

El nuevo híbrido de sorgo de Embrapa se centra en la producción de ensilado, biogás y energía

Embrapa y Latina Seeds lanzaron el híbrido de sorgo forrajero gigante BRS 662 (LAS6002F), orientado...
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Latin America

Embrapa Introduces New Bean Cultivars Focused on Productivity, Risk Reduction, and Market Quality

Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, based in Santo Antônio de Goiás (GO), has introduced a new...

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Latin America

Embrapa presenta nuevos cultivares de frijol enfocados en la productividad, la reducción de riesgos y la calidad del mercado

Embrapa Arroz e Feijão lanzó a inicios de 2026 cuatro nuevos cultivares de frijol para...
U.S.

What’s Next in Corn Genetics? Corteva’s Plan for 2026 and Beyond

2025’s record-breaking 17-billion-bushel U.S. corn crop reinforced the shift happening in the conversation around corn...

U.S.

Can We Breed a Safer Peanut?

Can peanut breeding reduce allergen proteins without sacrificing performance? Clemson scientists are stacking genetics and...
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Latin America

Estudio en Paraná muestra aumentos de productividad con la coinoculación de soja

Un estudio en Paraná de Embrapa Soja e IDR-Paraná muestra que la co-inoculación de semillas...
Europe

Large-Scale DNA Variants Drive Cucumber History, Study Finds

A new Nature Genetics study led by Boyce Thompson Institute’s Zhangjun Fei reveals that large...
U.S.

Designed to Burn: Breeding Superhot Peppers

Ed Currie, inventor of the Carolina Reaper, has built a legacy breeding the hottest of...
Europe

The Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform Extends to Ornamental and Fruit Crops

After three years, the Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP) has expanded to include ornamental, fruit,...
Europe

Gene Discovery Could Unlock New Era of Barley Breeding

Scientists at The James Hutton Institute have identified HvST1, a “Sticky Telomeres 1” gene that...
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Latin America

INTA and Palo Verde launch three new alfalfa cultivars

INTA and Palo Verde introduced three new alfalfa varieties in Córdoba after 13 years of...
U.S.

The Regulation Race Is Redrawing Seed Innovation

Gene editing is accelerating plant breeding across crops and regions, but global regulatory frameworks may...
Field of alfalfa in the spring. Young alfalfa in the sun. Feed grass for farm
Latin America

INTA y Palo Verde lanzan tres nuevos cultivares de alfalfa

INTA y Palo Verde presentaron tres nuevas variedades de alfalfa en Córdoba tras 13 años...
Europe

Feeding Pigs Smarter: How Hybrid Rye Is Changing Danish Farming

Hybrid rye is transforming Danish pig production by improving feed efficiency, animal welfare, and sustainability....
Green plant leafs growing from DNA molecule helix in test tube.
Latin America

Chile proposes resolution to evaluate New Breeding Techniques in crops

Chile is strengthening responsible agricultural biotechnology with a draft SAG resolution formalizing how New Breeding...
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