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Climate, Crisis, and Crops: Why Gene and Seed Banks are More Essential Than Ever

Deep in the Arctic, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault safeguards over a million seeds, symbolizing...
Latin America

Innovación en el Tomate: Afrontando los Desafíos del Siglo XXI

El tomate, piedra angular de la gastronomía chilena y protagonista de las Fiestas Patrias, se...

Latin America

Tomato Innovation: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century

Biotechnology is transforming Chilean tomatoes, helping them withstand drought, parasitic weeds, and soil salinity while...
Canada

Farmers Who do This One Thing in Fall See Better Crops in Spring

Innovation in seed care isn’t just defense — it’s growth insurance. As harvest winds down...

Europe

Game-changing Biotech for Engineering Pathogen-Resistant Crops

Researchers at Japan’s RIKEN CSRS discovered SCORE, an ancient plant immune receptor that detects cold-shock...
Europe

Scorching Summer Shows Urgent Action is Needed for Potatoes

A UK research project emphasizes the need for climate-resilient potato varieties to protect Britain’s staple...
Europe

All DRII-ed Up: How Plants Bounce Back After Drought

Salk Institute researchers have discovered that plants boost their immune systems after experiencing drought, revealing...
Europe

Farming Strategies to Protect Biodiversity

A meta-analysis shows that protecting biodiversity in agriculture works best when land-sharing and land-sparing strategies...
U.S.

To Eat or To Breathe; That is the Question

New research uncovers the molecular messengers that control stomatal opening in plants — a breakthrough...
Latin America

El Calor Amenaza la Producción de Lechuga a Campo Abierto en Brasil para 2100

Una investigación de Embrapa Hortaliças (DF), basada en proyecciones climáticas de modelos del INPE y...
Latin America

Heat Threatens Open-Field Lettuce Production in Brazil by 2100

Research by Embrapa Hortaliças (DF), using climate projections from Inpe and IPCC models, indicates that...
Europe

Regenerative Agriculture Gains Scientific Backing for Soil and Climate Benefits

A new review in CABI Agriculture and Bioscience explores the rise of regenerative agriculture (RA)...
Europe

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Showcases Long-Term Experiments During Danish Visit

On August 17–18, Danish Minister Jacob Jensen visited Svalbard to learn about the Svalbard Global...
Europe

New Study Reveals Hidden DNA Elements That Could Help Corn Withstand Drought

A Nature Genetics studymaps cis elements in 25 maize hybrids, revealing genetic regions tied to...
U.S.

This Underground Secret is Shaping Crops in a Warming World

Researchers and farmers are working together to better understand how the soil microbiome—the living, microbial...

U.S.

Inside the Breeding Revolution Bringing Alfalfa Back From the Brink

There's a revival going on and it's not religious. Alfalfa acres have been shrinking for...
U.S.

Top 5 Emerging Alfalfa Traits

Shifts in yield dormancy and climate-proof genetics are traits to watch in the next generation...
Europe

A More Climate-Friendly Way to Produce Nitrogen Fertilizer

Professor Nikolay Kornienko from the University of Bonn developed a renewable-energy-based method to produce ammonia,...
Europe

Reviving 80-year-old Fungi Offers New Clues for Sustainable Agriculture

Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem revived 80-year-old fungal specimens of Botrytis cinerea, revealing how...
Europe

New Research Analyzes How Ozone Pollution and COVID-19 Affect Crop Yields in China

Ozone (O₃) is a three-oxygen gas known for forming the stratospheric ozone layer that blocks...
U.S.

Podcast Launches to Explore the People and Ideas Behind Global Agriculture

Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center has launched GermiNation, a podcast that explores the people,...
U.S.

The Built-In Chill Factor

University of Missouri researchers have discovered that soybeans use a stress survival strategy called differential...
Europe

The Secret to Drought Survival? A Little-Known Plant Protein Steps In

A Waseda University study reveals that the motor protein myosin XI plays a role in...
Europe

UK Partnership to Boost Climate Smart Agriculture in Africa

Rothamsted, alongside the UK-CGIAR Centre and partners, launched AgVACS to improve climate adaptation in sub-Saharan...
Europe

OECD–FAO Outlook: Crop Demand, Trade to Rise Over Next Decade

The OECD–FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 offers a 10-year forecast for global, regional, and national agriculture...
Latin America

El Cambio Climático Provoca Sequías sin Precedentes, Según un Informe Respaldado por la ONU

Un informe respaldado por la ONU advierte que desde 2023 se han registrado algunas de...
Europe

Climate Change Drives Record-Breaking Droughts, Says UN-Backed Report

A new UN-backed report reveals that since 2023, climate change and increasing pressure on land...
Latin America

Los Científicos Descartaron su Agricultura en el Desierto. Ahora la Están Estudiando

En Arizona, el Dr. Michael Johnson aplica prácticas agrícolas indígenas ancestrales que demuestran ser más...
Europe

Greener Fields, Richer Soils: Agroecology Proves Its Value

A four-year study on 17 English arable farms found that agroecological practices—like wildflower margins, cover...
U.S.

Reverse Evolution Reveals a Hidden Defense in Tomatoes

Wild tomatoes in the Galápagos are revealing a lost chemical defense that could reshape breeding...
U.S.

The Top-10 Seed Industry Searches

Seed industry professionals are searching for a lot of things. But what are their Top...
U.S.

Global Research Alliance Targets Seeds for Desert Environments

A new international partnership is investing in vegetable seed research tailored to desert and arid...
Canada

Could Canada’s Canola 2.0 be Here?

A stress-tolerant hybrid is turning heads south of the border — and it may hit...
U.S.

From Montana to the Midwest: A New Yellow-Seeded Canola Aims to Change the Game

InVigor Gold, a new yellow-seeded canola hybrid in Montana, offers heat, drought, and low-soil resilience,...
Europe

Climate Change Cuts Global Crop Yields, Even When Farmers Adapt

A June 18 Nature study warns climate change threatens the global food system, with each...
Europe

Hutton Scientists Decode Potato Genetics to Accelerate Breeding of Climate-Resilient Crops

The James Hutton Institute is a global leader in potato research and breeding, pioneering the...
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