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Crop Breeding

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...
Yellow and green peppers
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...
Ripe sweet peppers growing on a plant
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...
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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....
Closeup of a sorghum plant growing in a field
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...
Dry black bean on white background
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...

Black beans background
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...
Landscape of soybean field
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...
culture alfalfa field at spring
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...
U.S.

From Kenya to the Corn Belt 

On a bright afternoon in an Illinois corn field, members of the local African diaspora...
concept of green biotechnology or synthetic biology, graphic of plant with DNA.
Latin America

Chile propone resolución para evaluar Nuevas Técnicas de Mejoramiento Genético en cultivos

Chile refuerza el uso responsable de la biotecnología agrícola con un borrador de resolución del...
U.S.

Researchers Develop Soybean Line with Stronger Resistance to Aphids and Mosaic Virus

University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers developed a new soybean line with improved resistance to soybean aphids...
U.S.

Lorena Basso: Innovation Is Urgent to Feed 9.5 Billion by 2050

As incoming ISF president, Lorena Basso calls for faster breeding advances, AI-driven improvement, and more...
Lush Green Grass Tuft Isolated on White Background
Europe

Editors Pick: Crop Breeding Articles on Forage & Turf Crops 

Seed World Europe’s crop spotlight series spans 30+ species and shines a light on the...
Healthy soybean crops at beautiful sunset
Europe

Editors Pick: Crop Breeding Articles on Field Crops 

Seed World Europe’s ongoing field crop series—now featuring more than 30 spotlighted crops—shows how breeders...
Fun Facts
Europe

Editors Pick: Fun Facts on Crops 

Take a break from policy and industry analysis with Seed World Europe’s “Fun Facts” series—light,...
Vegetable Display
Europe

Editors Pick: Crop Breeding Articles on Vegetables

Seed World Europe’s Crop Spotlight series explores vegetable breeding across 30+ crops, revealing the science,...
Green hulless barley crops with dew in the field
Europe

A New Study Reveals Breakthrough in Barley Genetics

A multinational team led by Carlsberg Research Laboratory, including scientists from The James Hutton Institute,...
Canada

Crop Production Soars in 2025 as Prairie Yields Hit Record Highs

The 2025 season underscores the ongoing importance of genetics that perform under variable moisture conditions...
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No todos los cultivos son iguales

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All Crops Are Not Created Equal

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Seed Banks May Limit Gene Drives for Weed Control

Seed World Editor Marc Zienkiewicz (right) sat down with Canada's Plant Breeders' Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker in Banff recently.

Marc’s Take This Week: The Quiet Leaders Behind Seed Innovation and Why They Matter More Than Ever

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“I’m Dean”: The Humble Leadership of Wheat Breeder Dean Spaner Leaves Lasting Mark on Prairie Agriculture

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