April 13, 2026

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Artificial intelligence and drones to select the most resilient wheat
Intel·ligència artificial i drons per seleccionar el blat més resilient
Inteligencia artificial y drones para seleccionar el trigo más resiliente

Researchers identify key gene for perennial growth in wild rice

Unlocking the secret of the root-knot nematode’s lifeline

April 10, 2026

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UC Davis' Xiaofei  Zhang and team land $618K grant to improve bread wheat - Goal: Move beyond Green Revolution genes for low-input agriculture

April 9, 2026

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ICRISAT celebrates its Foundation Day, marking 55 years of science-driven impact

A $130 million drain: University of Florida researcher looks to genetics to rein in wasteful strawberry runners

April 8, 2026

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End of the SeedBioProtect project

April 7, 2026

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Accelerating soybean innovation in Africa: A new era for crop improvement

April 3, 2026

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New genetic toolkit enables genome-wide analysis

Seed banks may complicate gene drives aimed at controlling weeds

Moving pea and soybean varieties forward - At the University of Saskatchewan, the Crop Development Centre's breeding programs boost these efforts

Digital Developments in Plant Research: Nils Stein, Head of the ‘Genebank department’ at the IPK, presentied at a workshop at the Vatican
Digitale Entwicklungen in der Pflanzenforschung: Nils Stein präsentierte beim Workshop im Vatikan

Understanding pollen incompatibility could help improve hybrid seed production

Digital twins: Heritable Ag combines AI, genomics and environmental data to slash R&D timelines (AFN)

April 2, 2026

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Bayer opens Seed Production Innovation (SPI) Innovation Center at Iowa State University Research Park to expand digital ag collaboration, workforce development

The potential of wheat spatial omics (Nature)

Omics consortium established to supercharge climate-adapted wheat breeding

Precision reimagined: TALENs for better crops (ISAAA)

April 1, 2026

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USDA/NIFA awards $7.1M to support agricultural microbiome research

March 31, 2026

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Philippine partners strengthen capacity to detect rice yellowing syndrome with support from IRRI

Research on Alternaria toxins at SSICA (Tomato News)

Unlocking designed roots for future cereal crops

Australia - Funding boost to drive breakthroughs in cotton industry

March 30, 2026

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The International Barley Hub will showcase cutting-edge crop innovation at Cereals 2026

ICARDA strengthens India’s pulse research with inauguration of food legume research facilities

March 27, 2026

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Tuning gene expression to super-charge photosynthesis

CIMMYT convoca al sector agroalimentario para enfrentar la crisis del trigo con ciencia e innovación

Ricerca in campo: avviato con AZINET il processo di informatizzazione delle aziende sperimentali del CREA

A one-of-a-kind project tracking plant adaptation to rapid climate change

March 26, 2026

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USDA/NIFA awards $10.2M to support plant breeding for agricultural production