Two projects let by University of Toronto scientists receive C$2.8 million to develop disease-resistant vegetables, surveillance tool for virusesAug. 21, 2018

Plant diseases are a major challenge for greenhouse growers, often responsible for up to 20 per cent in annual crop loss.

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Vegetable seed producer and supplier East-West Seed targets indigenous peoples for knowledge transferAug. 21, 2018

Vegetable seed producer and supplier East-West Seed Co., Inc. (EWS) said its Knowledge Transfer program is being positioned for the use of i...

Syngenta US demonstrates vegetable breeding advancements at Woodland, California, research stationAug. 21, 2018

Attendees of the recent Syngenta Vegetable Seeds trial event in Woodland, California, had the opportunity to preview new and experimental va...

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Plant scientists call for renewed focus on empowerment of traineesAug. 21, 2018

Changes in the workforce are challenging academia to prepare scientists to be adaptable and adept at communicating across boundaries. To mee...

Monsanto inaugurates new smart greenhouse at Puerto Rico siteAug. 21, 2018

The Monsanto Company unveiled recently phase one of the Monsanto Caribe expansion project by inaugurating the new smart greenhouse at the Ju...

DSV’s high yielding turnip yellow wirus (TuYV) resistant oilseed rape topping 2018 AHDB trial resultsAug. 20, 2018

DSV’s Turnip Yellow Virus (TuYV) resistant oilseed rape variety Temptation is currently in joint top position in the latest AHDB variety tr...

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University of Saskatchewan researchers uncover insect-resistant genes in wheatAug. 20, 2018

Kirby Nilsen has used the new sequence to identify genes in wheat that can help the plants resist wheat stem sawfly— a pest that may cause ...

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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology chooses Heliospectra for new speed breeding programAug. 20, 2018

Heliospectra AB, a world leader in intelligent lighting technology for greenhouse and controlled plant growth environments, announces a new ...

Watching the shifting tomato market trendsAug. 20, 2018

A generation ago, many stores did not carry tomatoes on the vine, which bring the visual promise of freshness, or hothouse grown, which offe...

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U.S. seed sellers push for limits on Monsanto, BASF weed killerAug. 20, 2018

America’s two biggest independent seed sellers, Beck’s Hybrids and Stine Seed, told Reuters they are pushing U.S. environmental regulators...

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Impact of genetically engineered maize on agronomic, environmental and toxicological traits: a meta-analysis of 21 years of field dataAug. 17, 2018

Despite the extensive cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) maize and considerable number of scientific reports on its agro-environment...

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Wheat code finally cracked; wheat genome sequence will bring stronger varieties to farmersAug. 17, 2018

Kansas State University scientists, in collaboration with the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium, published today in the inter...

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Opinion: Trait-based regulation of GM plants is on the horizon – at last!Aug. 17, 2018

USDA’s Sid Abel and Doug McKalip just briefed me on the new regulatory framework that is shaping up for the oversight of plants modified by...

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BASF closes acquisition of vegetable seeds business from BayerAug. 17, 2018

BASF closed the acquisition of Bayer’s global vegetable seeds business, mainly operating under the brand Nunhems®. The transaction adds a ...

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USDA unveils new gene-stacking tool to prevent plant diseasesAug. 16, 2018

If climate change is the new normal, farmers in some regions of the world will have to get used to fighting mold and mildew. For wheat growe...

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Japan discusses genome editing technologyAug. 16, 2018

On August 7, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) committee met for the first time to discuss handling of genome editing technology ...

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Ag startup Farmer's Business Network was stymied selling others' seeds online, so it launched its ownAug. 16, 2018

Agricultural startup Farmer's Business Network tried to break into selling other companies’ seeds online and found itself stymied. So today...

S&W Seed Company expands Australian commercial sales organization with appointment of Territory Sales Manager in New South WalesAug. 16, 2018

August 15, S&W Seed Company (Nasdaq: SANW) announced the continued expansion of its Australian commercial sales organization with the appoin...

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Ghana eyes Bt cotton following its approval in nearby NigeriaAug. 16, 2018

Nigeria’s decision to commercialize Bt cotton has revived hopes for the novel variety in Ghana, its West African neighbor. Science-focused ...

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Sticky seeds and selective breeding: The cradle of civilisationAug. 15, 2018

From the mountainous regions of the tropics to the rivers and fertile alluvial plains of China, India and Mesopotamia, humans learnt to dome...

Specialty crops industry not stopping for EU’s GMO rulingAug. 15, 2018

A recent European Union high court ruling wasn’t favorable for new gene-editing techniques, but specialty crop industry leaders in the U.S....

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Farmer’s Business Network, launches F2F Genetics NetworkAug. 15, 2018

August 14, Farmer’s Business Network, Inc., the independent farmer-to-farmer network, announced the F2F Genetics Network, a new seed line, ...

IRRI and CSIRO collaborate on new ways to protect rice crops from devastating diseasesAug. 15, 2018

Magnaporthe oryzae, the fungus that causes rice blast, is one of the most destructive pathogens affecting rice production. According to a 20...

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Africa: Farmers’ groups, cooperatives chart new course for seed productionAug. 14, 2018

The Access to Seeds Index, 2018 has found that famers’ groups and cooperatives are an integral part of seed production in Nigeria, like oth...

FDA approves sugar made from Brazil’s first Bt sugarcane varietyAug. 14, 2018

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that it is safe to consume sugar produced from the genetically modified sugar cane d...

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It's a bountiful life: Unlocking a plant's potentialAug. 14, 2018

The next time you bite into a delicious cantaloupe or honeydew, you might want to thank a plant breeder such as Jeff Mills of Woodland. Ever...

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China launches new space-breeding research centerAug. 13, 2018

A new space breeding research center has been unveiled in northwest China, with missions including applying space technology to cultivate qu...

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