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The Traits Sunflower Breeders Need May Already Be Growing in the Desert

The HelEx project is crossing wild sunflower material from arid regions into European breeding lines...
Europe

Could AI Speed Up Pheromone Discovery for Emerging Crop Pests?

Researchers identified the lily moth sex pheromone by starting with insect scent receptors rather than...
Canada

Why Saskatchewan Seed Growers are Thinking Beyond Certified Seed

From defending research farms to tackling slow adoption, the Saskatchewan Seed Growers' Association is making...
Europe

Great Wheat Traits Are Being Found. Why Aren’t More Reaching Breeders?

Niab will lead a three-year wheat pre-breeding project funded by BBSRC to move promising traits...
Europe

The Flavour Tomato Breeders Lost May Still Be Hiding in the Wild

Research from the Boyce Thompson Institute shows how wild tomato relatives may help breeders recover...
Canada

Better Genetics Are Running Into an Infrastructure Problem

As breeding tools become more powerful, Canada’s testing, delivery and funding systems are becoming just...
Canada

The Most Important Innovation in Pulse Breeding May Be the Network

Genomics gets the attention, but collaboration among breeders, researchers, producers and seed companies could determine...
U.S.

Bluemuda Turfgrass Could Reduce Sports Field Irrigation

Researchers at Oklahoma State University and Mississippi State University are testing 60 bluemuda turfgrass combinations...
Europe

Why Is Europe Still Importing So Much of Its Livestock Protein?

European protein crops are the focus of a new €5.5 million Horizon Europe project aimed...
Europe

The Next Soybean Breakthrough May Be Underground

Deeper-rooted soybeans are being tested to determine whether they can improve drought resilience and store...
Tractor spraying soybean field
U.S.

What Global Fertilizer Data Could Mean for U.S. Crops

A new global fertilizer dataset covering 156 crops provides a detailed look at how nutrient...
A banana suspended in a glowing DNA helix structure. Fruit with abstract science background.
U.S.

How Biotechnology Could Protect the Crops We Depend On

Crop biotechnology could help protect essential food crops from disease, pests and climate stress. Efforts...
U.S.

SCN Continues to Overcome Widely Used Soybean Resistance

SCN resistance from PI 88788 is becoming less effective as soybean cyst nematode populations adapt,...
Europe

Seed Size Signal Could Support Bigger Crop Seeds

Seed size research has identified a peptide signal that helps coordinate communication between the embryo...
Canada

Could Research Cuts Push Canada’s Young Plant Breeders Elsewhere?

With public research under pressure, emerging scientist Ben Erickson explains what Canada must do to...
Common legumes that are the basis of plant-focused diets
Europe

Crop Side Streams Could Become Consumer Foods

Crop side streams from rapeseed, legumes and potatoes could become new foods for human consumption...
Europe

18% More Maize, 27% Less Nitrogen Loss?

G&E maize varieties could help increase global maize production while reducing reactive nitrogen losses, according...
U.S.

CRISPR-Combo Speeds Gene-Edited Crop Regeneration

CRISPR-Combo could help researchers overcome a major bottleneck in developing gene-edited crops. The system improved...
Canada

7 Simple On-Farm Tests for Measuring Soil Health

From shovel tests and earthworm counts to aggregate stability and Brix readings, these practical assessments...
Europe

One Tomato. Two Eggs’ Worth of Vitamin D?

Sunshine tomato, a precision-bred crop enriched with pro-vitamin D3, has passed a key regulatory milestone...
U.S.

Kentucky Rye Could Create New Markets for Farmers

Kentucky rye research could help farmers turn a cover crop into a cash crop. University...
U.S.

Corn Genetic Diversity Warning Issued by Researchers

A new study warns that corn genetic diversity is critically low for grain yield in...
Europe

Millet Adoption Expanded Bronze Age Farmland

New research led by Vilnius University found that millet adoption helped Bronze Age communities in...
Zachary Jones podcast
U.S.

A Big Lesson from NAPB ’26: Technology Isn’t Enough

Corn breeder Zachary Jones explains why communication, confidence and a commitment to rural communities still...
Europe

Salt Stress Germination System Identified in Seeds

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem identified a salt stress germination system that helps...
Canada

OP-ED: Why Canada’s Plant Breeding Advantage is No Longer Guaranteed

Kenny Piecharka of KWS says conversations that once happened in the hallway are finally happening...
Europe

Plant Hormones Reveal Crop Disease Resistance Pathway

Technical University of Munich researchers have identified a hormone-controlled mechanism that regulates the trade-off between...
Europe

How Plant ETP Supports Plant Breeding Innovation

Plant ETP connects researchers, breeders, farmers and seed sector stakeholders to align priorities for European...
Europe

Molecular Switch Helps Crops Handle Heat Stress

Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that could support crop heat stress resilience by keeping...
U.S.

The Economics of Climate-Friendly Grains

Climate-friendly grains such as intermediate wheatgrass may attract consumers willing to pay more for sustainable...
Tomatoes field, greenhouse agriculture
Europe

Tomatoes Have a ‘Golden Hour’. Could Breeders Use It?

New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that an early-morning “golden hour” in...
Europe

Can AI Help Plant Breeders Outrun Climate Change?

A new global research partnership, GAIN-RT, will combine artificial intelligence, genomics, gene editing and field...
Cotton bolls in a field represent advances in cottonseed breeding for yield, resistance and new uses.
U.S.

Breeding More Into Cottonseed

From nematode resistance that protects yield to gene silencing that could open new food and...
Europe

Leaf Wax Signals Could Help Fight Crop Disease

Researchers are investigating how fungal pathogens recognise plant surfaces, opening the door to crop-protection strategies...

Popcorn kernel samples from the University of Illinois Illini SuperPop breeding program
U.S.

Butter-Optional Popcorn

Illini SuperPop started as a University of Illinois genetics project and grew into a new...
Canada

The Future of Plant Breeding Could Begin Before the Field Trial

Ask Yue Yu what she wants to do in her career, and the answer is...
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