July 08
University of Toronto
researchers discover environmental factors linked to sex ratio
of plants
Iowa State University
researchers use baloons to collect plant disease spores
GIPB launches call for
expanded up-to-date information on genetic resources and
breeding of underutilized bioenergy crops jatropha, castor bean,
sugar beet and sweet sorghum
Garden microbe foils
E. coli O157:H7 in laboratory tests
Microbio del jardín frustra E. coli O157:H7 en pruebas de
laboratorio
USDA/CSREES provides
long-term, high-quality investment with coordinated agricultural
projects
Embrapa Trigo reforça
a pesquisa sobre tolerância à seca
Good breeding
increases shelf life - Packaged salad-cut lettuce studied for
stability, freshness
Transgenic rice
resistant to rice blast and sheath blight
Workshop on the use of
modern molecular breeding techniques in plant breeding held in
Nairobi, Kenya
Proteome-wide
characterization of sugarbeet seed vigor and its tissue specific
expression
USDA awards $4.1
million to study colony collapse disorder
Texas AgriLife
Research helps potato chip industry with zebra chip disease
Antimicrobials target
produce pathogens
Los bacteriófagos combaten los patógenos en las verduras
recién cortadas
Hintergrundinformation: Bienenverluste durch insektizide
Saatgutbehandlungsmittel in Deutschland 2008
Australian drought
report pushes alarm bells
Proteome Systems
grants exclusive license to Bayer CropScience for the use of
PXL’s DiagnostIQ test device for innovative applications in two
agricultural fields
United States
Department of Agriculture announces $28.4 million in funding for
specialty crop research
Comprendre la
tolérance des plantes à la sécheresse : du dispositif
expérimental au champ
China approves
transgenic species development program
Iowa State University
researchers study ground cover to reduce impact of biomass
harvest
University of Arizona
researchers engineer self-destructing virus - Their work could
improve our ability to make plants and animals more
virus-resistant
ISB News Report
- Ecological research and risk assessment of genetically
engineered crops
- Honey bees, Bt crops and the role of meta-analysis in risk
assessment
- Ethics of GE plants: towards a better informed and balanced
debate
Plant Powered
Production (P3) research group aims to boost molecular biology
research in Arkansas
Chinese Academy of
Sciences research sheds new light on Asian rice
domestication
Newsletter on
Organic Seeds and Plant Breeding I/2008
- Fortführung der
Sortenevaluierung auf Flut- und Hartbrandanfälligkeit der
Wintergerste
-
Results on smut resistance
of winter barley varieties published
Countering insect
resistance with designer Bt toxins
El aumento del CO2
de la atmósfera incrementa la tolerancia de la cebada a la
salinidad
CO2 increase in the atmosphere augments tolerance
of barley to salinity
University of
Delaware researcher is building a better lima bean
Malawi government
okays research into genetically modified crops
Pathogen genes targeted in
studies to protect salad vegetables
Científicos estudian los genes de patógenos para proteger
las verduras
Soutien unanime à
la recherche sur les OGM : un marché de dupes ?
June 08
INIA Chile - Tierra adentro No.
79:
- 44 años al servicio
de la agricultural nacional
Earliest Mexican
wheats supply latest useful traits
Automating DNA
isolation from cereal crops with Tecan’s magnetic bead
technology
Leading British plant
breeder John Bingham opens new cambridge labs at the National
Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)
IFPRI Policy Brief No. 3
Investing in
agriculture to overcome the world food crisis and reduce poverty
and hunger (PDF)
Watermelon may be the
new passion fruit
Multi-state genomics
research focuses on rice variety improvement
European Commission's
Joint Research Centre produces
first large-scale study on the agronomic and economic
performance of a genetically modified crop cultivated in the
European Union
Evolution of fruit size in tomato
- Mapping the genes that control fruit size in tomato and other
Solanaceae
The 21st century tomato: using
systems biology to model the metabolic networks in tomato fruit
development
Drought tolerance in potatoes:
hunting for drought tolerance genes in ancient Andean landraces
GIPB-Newsletter, Issue
#2 - News from the Plant Breeding Knowledge Resource Center
Early origins of maize
in Mexico
Embrapa Trigo,
Avaliações de safra e manejo na Reunião Brasileira de Pesquisa
do Trigo
Global Partnership
Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB) lauches
its first call for proposals on "Promoting the Use of Crop
Diversity to Help Address Environmental and Climate Challenges"
Global assessment of
plant breeding capacity
Protecting Romaine
lettuce from pathogens
Protegiendo la lechuga romana contra los patógenos
DuPont opens new maize
research center in northern Mexico
The Plant Breeding
Academy at the University of California Davis graduates 15 new
plant breeders
U.S. Farm Bill will
provide critical funding for ag research
New DuPont molecular
markers increase soybean productivity
New University of
Georgia invention effectively kills foodborne pathogens in
minutes
Experts confident that
drought-tolerant crops will be available to farmers in the next
decade
Neue Erkenntnisse zur
Biosicherheit in der ausserhumanen Gentechnologie
Swiss study shows
GMOs safe
ISB News Report
- Information Systems for Biotechnology program to end
- Harmonizing the non-target risk assessment for GM crops
- Can a foreign protein improve the amino acid balance of
corn?
- Transgenic wheat has increased polyamines
- Prior art: the skeleton in a patent's closet
Desert plant may
hold key to surviving food shortage
University of
California Davis researcher leads climate-change discovery
Neubewertung der
Agrarrohstoffe stimuliert die Sortenentwicklung
Unlocking the
genome of world’s worst insect pest
Mendel
Biotechnology, Richardson Seeds and MMR Genetics announce
sorghum biofuels collaboration
Bayer CropScience
opens rice research laboratory in Singapore
Bayer CropScience eröffnet Reis-Forschungslabor in
Singapur
PG
Economics report:
Global impact of biotech
crops: socio-economic and environmental effects 1996-2006
Impacto global de
los cultivos transgénicos: efectos socioeconómicos y
ambientales en 1996-2006
University of
Adelaide researcher leads Australian project to increase
iron content in rice and other cereal grains
Chilean President
and California Governor preside over signing of two landmark
agreements with the University of California, Davis - Seed
Biotechnology Center is primary campus partner in the first
agreement
USDA gives green
light to University of Minnesota contained facility to
research deadly plant pathogens - Will be only facility in
the U.S. Midwest with contained greenhouse capability and
expected to play a key role in Ug99 and Asian soybean rust
research
Plant Health Care
reports outstanding yield gains in wheat for seed applied
Myconate
University of
Alberta scientists develop nitrogen use efficient rice
Développer la
génomique du blé et de l’orge pour améliorer la sélection et
la création de nouvelles variétés - Lancement de
TriticeaeGenome, un projet de recherche européen coordonné
par l'INRA
VIB and Bayer join
forces for plant research
Le riz en Afrique
: quatre organismes de recherche français et africains
renforcent leur collaboration
Landec Corporation
and Monsanto enter into partnership agreement to develop
broccoli and cauliflower varieties with novel traits
Project to evolve
hybrid Bt cotton variety launched in Pakistan
Wachstumsmarkt
Agrarwirtschaft: Pflanzenzüchter sind gefordert
Neue Versuchsreihe
zu Bt-Mais mit „doppelter Resistenz“
Bt-Mais: Weniger
Schädlingsfraß, weniger Mykotoxine
University of
Georgia given $4.1 million USDA grant to study disappearing
bees
RiceTec Inc. and
Performance Plants Inc. to develop drought-tolerant rice
Center for
Research in Agricultural Genomics in Barcelona, Spain to use
454 sequencing for melon research
454 Life Sciences,
Cogenics and Limagrain to jointly develop solutions for crop
SNP discovery with next generation sequencing - Partners
will co-develop genomic complexity reduction methods for
crop genomes - Initial study to focus on wheat genome
Arcadia
Biosciences and ScottsMiracle-Gro to develop nitrogen use
efficient grass - New lawn grass varieties can improve
quality and reduce the cost, maintenance time and carbon
footprint of lawns
Dow AgroSciences
and Sangamo BioSciences announce the achievement of key
milestones in plant agriculture collaboration - ZFP
technology accelerates precision gene control, trait
stacking in commercial crop species
Monsanto will
undertake three-point commitment to double yield in corn,
soybeans and cotton by 2030, make more efficient use of
natural resources and improve farmer lives; will also fund
public sector research for wheat and rice breakthroughs
Ozone a likely
contributor to global food crisis through reduced crop
yields, says University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher
El Centro de
Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología de Cuba, un referente en
Ámerica Latina
New Cornell
University study shows that transgenic plants don't hurt
beneficial bugs
FAO conference on world
food security
- The world only
needs 30 billion dollars a year to eradicate the scourge of
hunger - The time for talk is over, action is needed, says
FAO Director-General
- More can be done
now to address the growing global demand for grain -
Increasing yields is the best option, says DuPont leader at
UN Food and Agriculture Conference
- Landwirtschaft
muss wieder in den Mittelpunkt von Entwicklungsmaßnahmen
- Agricultural
researchers call for a revolution in sustainable agriculture
at FAO conference on world food security
Dow AgroSciences acquires research
station for cottonseed breeding in Leland, Mississippi
May 08
A "Green Revolution" for Africa is announced
CIMMYT e-newsletter vol
5 no 5
- May 2008
- Doubled haploids
speed development of drought tolerant maize for Africa
- Asian maize network
tackles drought
Government of Pakistan
and Monsanto sign letter of intent for the development of GM
cotton
Hardly any mixing
between GM and conventional maize
Nauwelijks vermenging tussen genetisch gemodificeerde maïs en
gangbare maïs
Zehn Jahre
Bt-Mais-Anbau: Horizontaler Gentransfer ohne Bedeutung
Ten years of Bt maize cultivation:
Horizontal gene transfer of no significance
KeyGene and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture sign long-term collaboration on pepper
research
Evogene to collaborate
with Vilmorin for tomato yield improvement
American Society of
Plant Biologists engages Latin America colleagues at its Annual
Meeting in Merida, Mexico
BASF Plant Science
and Academia Sinica (Taipei) to cooperate on gene discovery
BASF Plant Science und Academia Sinica (Taipei) vereinbaren
Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der Genentdeckung
Tiny gene discovered
hiding in major family of plant viruses
DNA fingerprinting
identifies bean in patent dispute
The International
Barley Sequencing Consortium (IBSC) appoints Eurofins MWG Operon
as service provider for the Barley Genome Sequencing Project
Cutting edge science
helps the poor overcome soaring food prices
Collaboration between
the University of Washington and IBM will use donated computer
time to tackle rice crisis
University of Idaho
entomologists takes a hard look at softer insecticides for
blossoming alfalfa seed fields
Científicos
descubren el gen 'clave' del arroz
CCFRA research provides
new insight into wheat functionality to help breeders improve
its processing quality
ABARE report shows that
GM crops can provide significant economic benefits to Australian
regions
Researchers identify genetic "fix" for problem in some sweet
corn hybrids
Un remedio
genético para un problema en algunos híbridos del maíz dulce
DuPont leader urges
United Nations to move agriculture higher on the agenda
Evaluation of Sorghum
Germplasm from China against Claviceps africana, Causal Agent of
Sorghum Ergot
Leading UK winter
oilseed rape plant breeders attend NIAB open day
Using rice seeds to
produce a cytokine
GrainGenes website
speeds gene discovery
Nuevo sitio Web acelera el descubrimiento de genes de granos
Corn rootworm population studies: faster, cheaper—and just as
good
Una nueva
técnica más rápida y más barata para estudiar las poblaciones de
plagas
Michigan State
University research team has high asparagus aspirations
Chinese scientists find
'yield-improving rice gene'
Rice plants that resist
uptake of arsenic could ease shortage
ISB News Report
- Genetic engineering approaches to improving nitrogen use
efficiency
- Avoiding insect resistance to Cry toxins from Bacillus
thuringiensis
Australian germplasm could give
U.S. sunflowers improved resistance to fungal diseases
Girasoles
estadounidenses podrían recibir ayuda de Australia contra
enfermedades
Researchers probe the
secrets of how plants cope with water stress to improve crop
yields
“No es posible imaginar
el progreso en medicina y agricultura sin la biotecnología”
Seeding rates in
relation to maximum yield and seed costs
University of Amsterdam
scientists discover how to keep tomatoes from wilting
Agriculture in the 21st
century - Results of the GMO Compass snapshot poll
The impact of using GM
insect resistant maize in Europe since 1998
Malting barley breeding
program leads to better beer
CGIAR News - May 2008
issue
- A global partnership of gene sleuths analyze the DNA of maize
- A new discovery will accelerate maize biofortification
- Researchers breed salinity tolerance into locally popular rice
cultivars
- New chickpea lines that tolerate cold
etc.
Brasil e Austrália
ampliam cooperação em biotecnologia agrícola
Regulating
transcription regulators for second generation biotech crops
Desarrollan arroz de
bajo consumo en agua
New rice varieties
from the International Rice Research Institute can survive
flooding, salinity and drought
Natural variation
in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield
potential in rice
Australian ag
biotech company Gramina is developing a grass that will cut
the amount of methane cows burp up and grow in hotter climes
Researchers from
China's Oil Crops Research Institute develop transgenic
oilseed rape lines resistant to Sclerotinia
Bee disease - One step
closer to finding a cure
April 08
With the specter of
food shortages looming in Asia… New chapter in the history of
rice research opens with public- and private-sector partnership
New method to
improve provitamin A content of maize developed
Golden wheat greens
Kenya's drylands - Scientists and farmers pioneer hardier,
healthier wheat through IAEA partnerships
Monsanto Company
announces development of new learning center focused on water
usage and crop production - $6 million investment creates focal
point for testing drought-tolerant technologies in the Western
Corn Belt
Farmers will soon be
able to receive text messages on their cell phones from their
plants saying whether they are thirsty or not
Comenzando en esta época de cultivación, los granjeros podrán
recibir mensajes de texto en sus teléfonos celulares enviados
por las plantas para indicar si tienen sed o no
Ancient sunflower
fuels debate about agriculture in the Americas -
Researchers confirm evidence of
domesticated sunflower in Mexico — 4,000 years earlier than
previously believed
High food prices are
not just a threat but an opportunity, and we must seize the
chance to boost agriculture, says FAO Director-General
UC Davis researchers
discover genes for frost tolerance in wheat
U.S. biologists
suggest nationwide biotech crop maps for monitoring
environmental impacts
Improved disease
resistance on the way – One key to soybean improvement
Australian
researchers are a step closer to turning plants into
‘biofactories’ capable of producing oils which can be used to
replace petrochemicals used to manufacture a range of products
University of
California Riverside scientists call for more access to biotech
crop data to assess the impact of biotech crops
Plant Genetic
Resources for Agriculture, Plant Breeding, and Biotechnology -
Experiences from Cameroon, Kenya, the Philippines, and Venezuela
U.S. scientists call
for more access to biotech crop data
Washington State
University scientists and Pacific Northwest beekeepers dedicate
funds to the study causes of the colony collapse
Government launches
A$205 million program to secure the future of farming in
Victoria, Australia, including the development of new
generations of drought, cold and salt resistant crops
University of
Arkansas researcher to study gene flow 'hot spots' in canola
DuPont Knowledge
Center in Hyderabad, India, inaugurates its Biotechnology
Research Center
KeyGene
InnovatorsClub: a new strategic initiative for small and
medium-sized plant breeding enterprises
Arcadia Biosciences
contributes technology license to the African Agricultural
Technology Foundation to develop nitrogen efficient and salt
tolerant African rice
Washington State
University researcher receives NIH grant to develop wheat free
of harmful gluten proteins
United States 'plans
cut to global agricultural research funds'
Meeting of rice
breeders from 10 African countries sets forth strategy to boost
rice production in the face of rising food prices and import
crunch
Gene function
scientists at South Australian Research and Development
Institute (SARDI) take guesswork out of breeding new line of
non-GM pastures
University of Western
Australia welcomes Iranian input into barley breeding
India's Central
Institute for Cotton Research developing new variety of short
staple BT cotton
Analysis of RNA role
in spreading disease advances study of damaging plant infections
IAASTD report calls
for radical change in agriculture
-
Global agriculture
study calls for increased research
-
Science and
technology are key to growing more food: CropLife believes the
IAASTD report falls short of goals by overlooking the potential
of modern plant sciences
Syngenta to build major global
biotech research center in Beijing, China
Syngenta errichtet
globales Biotech-Forschungszentrum in Peking
Syngenta va construire
un grand centre mondial de recherche biotechnologique à Pékin
Zinc link made in
barley breeding
Nuevos datos sobre la
meiosis del trigo pueden propiciar el desarrollo de variedades
resistentes a la sequía o a enfermedades
Long-term research
shows that full-season corn hybrids are the best choice, even if
delayed planting - Pioneer Hi-Bred, university studies indicate
yield, profit advantage over switch to early hybrids
ISB News Report
- The IPKb vector set: Modular binary plasmids for cereal
transformation
- Gene flow among transgenic plants and their wild
relatives: implications for risk assessment
- Gene flow in sugar been production fields
Dow AgroSciences
expands canola research at its Saskatoon, Saskatchewan site
Researchers
battle against dangerous corn toxin - Rising use of corn for
food and fuel is creating heightened concerns about
contamination of this staple crop with deadly aflatoxin
Self seeding: an
innovative management system - Researchers investigate the
potential for rye and wheat cover crops to perpetuate
themselves, saving time and money for farmers while
providing environmental benefits
Flowers'
fragrance diminished by air pollution, University of
Virginia study indicates
French bean
breeding in Kenya
Genomic tools for
breeding Japonica rice
GM nitrogen use
efficient canola will benefit the environment
Tanzania to
develop drought tolerant maize
Gene clusters
offer potential protection against plant diseases
Grupos de genes ofrece una protección posible contra
enfermedades de plantas
Mississippi leads
project to reveal rice genetic markers
Pioneer Hi-Bred
to build permanent research site in Eastern South Dakota,
reinforces long-term commitment to product development in
the region
High salt for
selecting transgenic rice
Wild barley can
help improve cultivated varieties
University of
Delaware researchers discover novel micro-switch that can
turn off genes in rice
Automating the
search for new genes in the wheat genome
Barley genome
sequencing expected to complete by 2012
Highlights on
tangible progress made by the Africa Rice Center (WARDA)
Cellular
mechanism that controls salt tolerance has been found in the
arabidopsis plant
Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory to host inaugural conference of the iPlant
Collaborative, a $50 million project to create a virtual
center in cyberspace for plant sciences researchers and
students
Pesquisa
investiga emissão de dióxido de carbono em lavouras de milho
Researchers at
North Carolina State University identify genes key to
hormone production in plants
GIPB Knowledge
Resource Center releases online Plant Breeding and Related
Biotechnology Capacity Assessment (PBBC) database
Genetically
modified potatoes do not affect microflora in the soil
Huge virulence
gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases
Scientists pit bacteria
against fungi to protect wheat
Científicos usan bacterias para proteger el trigo contra un
hongo perjudicial
The 10th
International Barley Genetics Symposium (IBGS)
Genoma España
abre la convocatoria para la creación de proyectos sobre
biotecnología
Gates Foundation
awards Cornell $26.8 million to lead global fight against
deadly wheat plague
Transgenic crops
can persist for ten years
Developing field
pea varieties with resistance to black spot caused by
Mycosphaerella pinodes
New maize and new
friendships to beat Thai drought
Transgenic fungus-resistant
barley – effects on pathogenic and beneficial fungi
Transgene
pilzresistente Gerste - Auswirkungen auf pathogene und
nützliche Pilze
March 08
WARDA Board approves
new research directions targeting major rice challenges in
Africa
University of
Missouri researcher discovers pathway plants use to fight back
against pathogens, determines what happens between sensing the
threat and activating a defense
USDA/AMS - Items of
Interest in Seed - April 2008
Hairy vetch mulch
activates genes for phytonutrients in tomatoes
Un cultivo de cobertura del vezo piloso estimula genes en
tomates
DuPont donates
sequences from corn disease agent to advance research
Klimawandel
verschärft Schwefelmangel an Kulturpflanzen
Climate change will enforce sulphur deficiency in crops
International Seed
Testing Association releases updated version of Seedcalc
Scientists develop
transgenic tomatoes with increased resistance to the common
cutworm
China to launch large
research programme on GM crops
Corn-based ethanol
create pressures on food supply and fail to reduce global
warming
Project examines
switchgrass’ potential to produce alternative fuels
Useful sources of
resistance to white rust disease, caused by Albugo candida,
identified in Brassica juncea germplasm from Australia,
China and India
ICRISAT launches
Center of Excellence in Genomics and Bio-Food Knowledge Center
Cusco potato
conference looks to “food of the future” - Meeting of scientists
aims at honing strategies for more productive and sustainable
potato-based systems
Insects take a bigger
bite out of plants in higher carbon dioxide atmosphere
Defining gene's role
may lead to prevention of dangerous corn toxin
Scientists sequence genome of the
red flour beetle, a key agricultural pest
Científicos
secuencian el genoma de una plaga agrícola
Un mécanisme
génétique universel découvert chez les plantes fixatrices
d’azote
Un mecanismo genético universal descubierto en las plantas
fijadoras de nitrógeno
Scientists discover genetics of nitrogen fixation in plants
Soy scientists to
fill "library" with genetic bookmarks
Científicos crearán una "biblioteca genética" con nuevos
marcadores de la soya
African Agricultural
Technology Foundation to develop drought-tolerant maize
varieties for small-scale farmers in Africa - Long-term goal of
public-private partnership is to reduce crop failure, alleviate
hunger and poverty
Looming threat to
plant breeding future in Canada
Valent BioSciences
and Chengdu Institute of Biology to collaborate on crop stress
management research
Scientists join hands
to combat stem rust threat to wheat production
Cotton studies target Fusarium
wilt
Estudios se
enfocan en combatir el hongo que causa el marchitez del algodón
University of Western
Australia researchers 'ion' out wheat toxicity issue
United Soybean Board
and , American Soybean Association partner with researchers to
crack soybean genome code - Researchers predict entire soybean
germplasm collection will be analyzed in three years
A built-in strategy
for transgene containment - Creation of selectively terminable
transgenic rice
PhilRice
breeders working on heat tolerant rice varieties
PhilRice develops
flood-tolerant rice variety
Less can be more, for
plant breeders too
GRDC helps facilitate
sustainable wheat breeding
Kleine Helfer im
Genom koordinieren die Pflanzenabwehr -
Max-Planck-Wissenschaftler heben den auf kleinen RNAs
verborgenen "Wortschatz", der die Abwehr von Pflanzen gegen
Schädlinge dirigiert
Molecular tools to
identify resistance sources to wheat yellow rust
Use of molecular
markers to breed for high quality rices
Toward sequencing
cotton (Gossypium) genomes
The groundnut
breeding program in the sudano-sahelian region of North
Cameroon: research activities, constraints and challenges
Kansas State
University grain sorghum work on parasitic weed could help
reduce hunger in Africa
Puslit Bioteknologi LIPI merakit
padi transgenik tahan kekeringan
Indonesia develops a
genetically engineered rainfed lowland rice cultivar with
drought tolerance
Genetic engineering
of cut flowers
Crop scientists
discover gene that controls fruit shape
La paléo-génomique ou
comment reconstruire l’histoire des génomes des céréales sur 90
millions d’années pour l’amélioration des variétés de demain
DuPont and Arcadia
Biosciences collaborate to improve nitrogen use efficiency in
corn
Wageningen scientist
discovers genes that increase yield on marginal soils
University of
Arkansas scientists take systematic approach to rice research
New technique puts
DNA profiling of E. coli on fast track
Insecticide combo
delivers knockout punch, according to Penn State University
research
ISB News Report
- Parameters affecting gene flow in oilseed rape
- Growing nonfood products in transgenic plants
- Ds insertion lines valuable for rice breeding
"Safety and Nutritional Assessment
of GM Plants and derived food and feed: The role of animal
feeding trials" - EFSA Report on
animal feeding trials in GM plant evaluation published in
peer-reviewed scientific journal
Economic report
examines food price inflation in the U.S.
Innovationspreis
Gregor Mendel 2008 an Prof. Dr. Gerhard Röbbelen - Raps: ein
leuchtendes Beispiel für die Pflanzenforschung
100 Jahre
Gemeinschaft zur Förderung der privaten deutschen
Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. - Pflanzenzüchter forschen für die Zukunft
New Cornell
University research lab will produce ethanol and other biofuels
from grasses and biomass
Newly defined
signaling pathway could mean better biofuel sources
Onafhankelijke jury
unaniem: Dieuwertje van der Does winnares Rijk Zwaan Plant
Sciences Award 2007
Independent jury unanimous: Dieuwertje van der Does wins Rijk
Zwaan Plant Sciences Award 2007
Scientists determine farm costs of
producing switchgrass for ethanol
Científicos
determinan los costos de la granja de producir un césped para el
etanol
DuPont launches next
generation technology to accelerate corn research and increase
productivity
European scientists
test plant growth in outer space
Les scientifiques européens testent la croissance des plantes
dans l'espace
Wheat breeding,
Western Australian style
Will global warming
increase plant frost damage?
USDA awards more than
$4 million in weedy and invasive species grants
University of
Illinois scientists aim to overcome allergic reactions to
soy
Scientists uncover a
novel mechanism that regulates carbon dioxide fixation in plants
February 08
NIAB announces major
new research initiative to tackle rice productivity in the
developing world
Accord INRA -
Leibniz Gemeinschaft : pour des stratégies de recherche
franco-allemande en génétique végétale et nutrition humaine
Syngenta corn
genetic stocks donation will accelerate research from genome map
to advanced corn seed
Possible limits to
the value of seed treatment fungicides in corn
When it comes to red cabbage, more is better
Cuando se
habla de la col lombarda, más es mejor
Earlier plantings
underlie yield gains in northern Corn Belt of the United States
Gene that controls
ozone resistance of plants could lead to drought-resistant crops
Let them eat
weeds? Greenhouse studies show corn rootworm has an appetite for
foxtails, other weeds
All eyes and ears on
the corn genome - NSF-supported researchers complete draft
sequence in less than three years
- U.S. National
Corn Growers Association applauds scientists for completing corn
genome draft sequence - Ceres, Monsanto, Pioneer provided unique
scientific data to make breakthrough possible
-
Washington
University unveils draft sequence of corn genome
-
Iowa State
University researchers help piece together the corn genome's
first draft
Scientists unravel
the genetic coding of the pea
Herausragende
Kulturpflanzenforschung in Quedlinburg - Minister Seehofer
eröffnet Julius Kühn-Institut
Conclusion
document of the workshop “Reliability of reference endogenous
systems for GMO quantification”
Newly renovated USDA/ARS Grain Research Center dedicated
Ceremonia de dedicación hoy para
un centro de investigación nuevamente renovado
Iowa State
University awarded $450,000 to enhance nutritional value and
marketability of common beans in Uganda and Rwanda
North Africa
Biosciences Network (NABNet) to improve barley varieties for
North Africa
Major
scientific push to tackle agricultural productivity and food
security in developing world
New $1 million
professorship to grow Oregon State University’s turf program
University of
Illinois study challenges assumption that improved
technology has caused corn trend yields to increase at a
faster rate
Australian
researchers identify useful sources of resistance to white
rust in Brassica juncea mustard germplasm
Genomics
research speeds up rice variety improvement
Summary
document of the FAO e-mail conference entitled "Coping with
water scarcity in developing countries: What role for
agricultural biotechnologies?"
Proceedings of
the 2006 International Plant Breeding Symposium held in
Mexico City, Mexico
FAO/IAEA Plant
Breeding and Genetics Newsletter 20
Se presenta en
Madrid el CBGP, un nuevo centro puntero en genómica de
plantas
Teagasc – 50
years of research
Breeding
heat-tolerant cotton
Desarrollando líneas de algodón que pueden tolerar el
calor
Economic
comparison of transgenic and nontransgenic cotton production
systems in Georgia, USA
Melhoramento
de feijão na Embrapa Trigo
Development of
new plant breeding methods for more yield in food crops
Development of
smart crops for biofuels ensures food and environmental
security
DuPont unveils
strategies to increase ag productivity
Dow
AgroSciences, Sangamo BioSciences announce the achievement
of key milestone in plant agriculture collaboration
Kansas State
University researchers move one step closer to curbing
pests´ appetite for crops
USDA/ARS and
Bioversity International partner with the Global Crop
Diversity Trust to develop a
global plant genebank information system
Engineering
fungal resistance in rice
Applications
of genetically modified crops - A backgrounder from
the Ministry of the Environment of India
L'INRA teste
l’aptitude des graines de plantes à survivre dans des
conditions spatiales
University of
Minnesota study indicates that destroying native ecosystems
for biofuel crops worsens global warming
First
documented case of pest resistance to biotech cotton
Prioritizing
climate change adaptation needs for food security in 2030
Kiwa Bio-Tech
Products Group discusses cooperative research on plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria with the University of
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
DNA 'barcode'
identified for plants
DuPont hosts
meeting of leading plant scientists to improve world
agricultural productivity - Three-day symposium focuses on
improving drought tolerance
Breeding
cotton to beat the heat
Algodón que tolera el calor
Progress in
developing resistance to both Sclerotinia head and stalk rot
in sunflower
Genetic map
should speed development of snow mold-resistant wheat
Plant
reflections may be key to early detection of treatment needs
January 08
Partners for life:
CIMMYT and maize researchers in eastern Africa
USDA/ARS scientists settle the
debate on the origine of the potato
Científicos
del ARS resuelven el debate sobre los orígenes de la papa
CGIAR extends
submission deadline for 2008 Generation Challenge Programme
(GCP) Fellowships applications
U.S. National
Science Foundation awards $50 million for collaborative plant
biology project to tackle greater science questions - Project
will provide greater understanding of implications for
environment, agriculture, energy and life-sustaining organisms
Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory to play central role addressing key questions in
plant biology - The new iPlant Collaborative will unite
scientists across disciplines
A guardian of
grasses: Specific origin and conservation of a unique
disease-resistance gene in the grass lineage
International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Crops (ICRISAT) signs
memorandum of understanding with Crop and Food Research, New
Zealand
Centre for Legumes
In Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA) consolidates its third
phase as a research centre within the University of Western
Australia
Les plantes
biotechnologiques résistantes aux insectes (Bt) n’ont pas
d’effet nocif sur les abeilles
EnviroLogix and
Ionian Technologies partner to develop rapid DNA/RNA tests to
meet the new demands of agricultural markets
Grasses' guardian gene found
Científicos
descubren un "gen de la guarda" en las hierbas
Using DNA,
scientists hunt for the roots of the modern potato
Florida Genetics
granted US patent on new genetic engineering technique for
controlling gene expression in plants
University of
Saskatchewan scientists find plant gene that affects stress
resistance
Finding better year-round forage
Desarrollando
forrajes mejorados para todo el año
BASF Plant Science
and National Institute of Biological Sciences (China) enter
cooperation and license agreement
BASF Plant Science und das National Institute of Biological
Sciences (China) beschließen Zusammenarbeit und
Lizenzvereinbarung
Indian scientists develop a variety of corn with extra protein
through marker-assisted breeding
University of
Kentucky is part of U.S. national effort to boost soybean yields
Nitrogen fixation
process in plants to combat drought in various species of
legumes
University of
Queensland PhD study finds that benefits outweigh risks from
genetically modified plants
Enzymes conspire to
rot tomatoes: cell wall proteins help fungus turn tomatoes from
ripe to rotten
Scientists call for
urgent research into ‘real’ impacts of invasive species
Early sowing of
carrots is the most effective way to prevent the damage caused
by carrot psyllids
Transgenic potatoes
with multiple stress tolerance
U.S. Department of
Energy Joint Genome Institute releases soybean genome assembly
to enable worldwide bioenergy research efforts
Cornell University
to share $5.5 million federal grant with Yale for study of major
cereal crops
ISB News Report
- Genetically engineered high lysine corn
- Camelina sativa: a potential oilseed crop for biofuels
and genetically engineered products
Genetic discovery
can boost the provitamin A content of Africa's maize
- Team finds an
economical way to boost the vitamin A content of maize
- Feeding the
world: new method for producing
high-vitamin corn could improve
nutrition in developing
countries
Can crops be
climate-proofed?
2nd ERA-PG call for
proposals: Strengthening the European research in plant
genomics, integrating new technologies in plant science
AgBioForum
Bulletin Volume 10 Number 3
Special issue: Biofortified Food Crops: Progress and Prospects
in Developing Countries
Iowa State
University data sheds new light on how corn trait integration
may boost yield - Rootworm trait evaluations also fail to
correlate root ratings to yield
Specially developed
carrot to help people absorb more calcium
Neue Meta-Sudie aus
den USA: Bt-Pflanzen für Honigbienen verträglich
Researchers team up
to improve popcorn
Plant genome
sequencing continues to progress
Cornell University
research sheds light on the mechanics of gene transcription
Disease resistant
crop varieties head the ‘most wanted’ list for Australian
graingrowers
Verenium achieves
financial milestone in research collaboration with Syngenta
BBSRC research
shows that diversionary tactics save crops from pests in
developing countries
USDA researchers
unmask how soybean cyst nematodes operate
Monsanto sees most
robust R&D pipeline in company history - Ten projects added or
advanced in the pipeline; drought tolerant corn project moves
into regulatory and commercial phase
GRDC calls for
pre-emptive pre-breeding strategies to address the potential
threat of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia
December 07
New plant study
reveals a "deeply hidden" layer of the transcriptome
University of
Illinois researchers look to a distant cousin of soybeans for
disease resistance
Congresso
Internacional discutirá novidades científicas relacionadas à
reprodução em plantas e suas aplicações nas questões
agropecuárias e florestais
U.S. national
effort to boost soybean yields will be led by Iowa state
University
Research on
‘Jekyll and Hyde’ bacteria suggests novel way to control insect
pests without using insecticides
University of
Western Australia collaborates with Zhejiang University and
Huazhong Agricultural University on a project on breeding super
brassicas for increased oil seed and/or vegetable production
Résultats du
projet européen SIGMEA sur la coexistence entre cultures OGM et
non-OGM
Resultados del
proyecto europeo SIGMEA sobre la coexistencia de cultivos OGM y
no OGM
Results of the
European SIGMEA project on the co-existence of GM and non-GM
crops
Responses of
Australian wheat varieties to stripe rust
University of
California, Davis tomato study points to organic pros and cons
on four farms
Report says gene
flow from GM crops not likely to harm environment
Building
disease-beating wheat
Government of
Victoria, Australia reaches agreement with La Trobe University
to build a $230 million agricultural biosciences research centre
Bioenergy and
agriculture research innovations highlighted at Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station plant protection conference
Project to develop
more nutritious sorghum announces scientific breakthrough
ISB News Report
- Towards plastid transformation in maize
- Flavonoids for environmental equivalence profiling of GE
plants
CGIAR News -
December 2007 issue
- Report on AGM07: A Changing CGIAR
for a Changing World
- China and the CGIAR: Strengthening
the Partnership
- more...
Informa Economics
report: Marketing costs and surging global demand for
commodities are key drivers of food price inflation -
Statistical analysis finds little connection between corn
ethanol production and consumers’ food bills
Edamame soybean varieties for organic farmers about to get even
sweeter
Dos nuevas
variedades de la soya llamada edamame podrían ser aún más dulces
Arcadia
Biosciences reports progress in drought-tolerance crop
development - First field trial results validate performance
Toward sequencing
the cotton genome
Chinese
Academy of Agricultural Sciences and CIMMYT team up to
confront climate change and new subspecies of wheat stem
rust
Relevance of
rice research recognized
Gates
Foundation funds unprecedented effort to unleash expertise
of African women in the agricultural sciences - New program
to fast track the careers of African women scientists, seeks
to fix leaky pipeline of women agricultural researchers in
Sub-Saharan Africa
La Fondation Gates finance
une initiative sans précédent de 13 millions de dollars pour
donner libre cours aux compétences des femmes africaines
dans les sciences agricoles - Le nouveau programme va
accélérer la carrière de 360 femmes scientifiques africaines
et renforcer la présence des femmes dans la recherche
agricole en Afrique subsaharienne
DuPont joint
venture with Chinese biotech firm strengthens gene discovery
research efforts
USDA/ARS
scientists set to release new diseaser-resistant wheat
Científicos están listos para lanzar un nuevo trigo
resistente a una enfermedad
Operon
Biotechnologies, Eurofins MWG and Eurofins Medigenomix join
forces
The fruitful
union of maize and clover
November 07
University of
Adelaide scientists identify the major gene responsible for
boron toxicity tolerance in barley
New tobacco grower
research center established at the University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture
MTT:llä valmis ohran
geeninsiirtotekniikka
MTT Agrifood
Research Finland introduces agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer
technique for barley
A new specialty crop:
orange-fleshed, organic honeydews
Científicos evalúan melones dulces orgánicos con pulpa
de color naranja
New research to
decode the genetic secrets of potato cyst nematode
Breeding better
canolas
Genetic
engineering tames drought, climate change
New
drought-tolerant plants offer hope for warming world
Village wheats may
fend off stem rust
Las variedades tradicionales de trigo podrían rechazar la
nueva roya del tallo
Thomas Lübberstedt
named director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding
in the Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State University
Crop research must switch to climate adaptation, say climate-change
and crop experts
Tropical traits
for temperate beans
Rasgos tropicales para los frijoles estadounidenses
Bayer CropScience,
Mertec and M.S. Technologies to co-develop new soybean trait
products
Bayer CropScience, Mertec und M.S. Technologies wollen
gemeinsam Sojabohnen mit neuen Eigenschaften entwickeln
Illuminating study
reveals how plants respond to light
Investing in the
next generation of DNA sequencers: Wageningen University and
Research Centre buys the Roche Genome Sequencer FLX
Wageningen UR
investeert in nieuwe generatie DNA-sequencers
Royal Barenbrug
Group and Oseva Uni enter joint breeding and marketing agreement
in grass and legumes
Scientists unravel
plants' natural defenses - Research could have implications for
adapting plants to the threat of global warming
Markergen-freie
Pflanzen werden bald Standard sein
Marker-gene-free plants will soon
be standard
GRDC and Western
Australian State Government form Intergrain Pty Ltd, responsible
for future breeding and selection of superior Western Australian
wheat varieties
Developing
aromatic jasmine rice that is resistant to some pests and
diseases
Potato species reexamined:
revamping relationships among cultivated potatoes
Reevaluando
la relación entre las papas cultivadas
Biotechnology
optimizes yield in agriculture - Green “fitness program” for
safe harvests - Scientists optimize photosynthesis in crops
Biotechnologie erhöht den Ertrag in der Landwirtschaft -
Grünes „Fitnessprogramm“ für sichere Ernten - Forscher
optimieren Photosynthese bei Nutzpflanzen
Responding to
climate change with stress-tolerant plants and higher yields -
Innovation is the key to protecting crops and safeguarding
harvests
Chinese scientists
develop a plant-mediated RNA interference technique to control
the gene expression of the cotton bollworm
Understanding
problems that future European food supplies face within the
global market
Canadian Wheat
Board invests in search for wheat’s molecular “fingerprint”
Lancement d'un
programme de recherche-partenariat sur la production intégrée en
cultures légumières pour développer des systèmes de cultures
plus respectueux de l'environnement
Les fruits et
légumes dans l'alimentation : une expertise scientifique
collective réalisée par l'INRA
Abstracts of
presentations from UC Davis' International Symposium on
Translational Seed Biology now available on the web
Long-term trial
demonstrates the potential yield and profit advantages that a GM
canola variety offers Australian grain growers
Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University and Rasi Seeds to cooperate on GM
cassava with resistance to cassava mosaic virus
Purdue University
researchers seek genes behind rice nutrients to combat
malnutrition
Italian field trial results
suppressed - Data is relevant to human and animal health
Scientists link
key gene to response to sunlight exposure in corn
Vers
l'amélioration du haricot commun sous contraintes
environnementales méditerranéennes
University of
Illinois researchers successfully simulate photosynthesis and
design a better leaf
Michigan State
University research helps in the successful fight against Asian
soybean aphids
Delivering new
herbicide options to Australian sunflower growers
New
BioTrove-Applied Biosystems collaboration enables large-scale
agriscience studies
Résultats du
programme européen GLIP sur les légumineuses à graines
Germany:
Jahrestagung der
„Gemeinschaft zur Förderung der privaten deutschen
Pflanzenzüchtung“ (GFP): Stellenwert der Agrarforschung stärken
Is the European
corn borer an endangered species?
Cornell University
researchers identify natural herbicide that controls weeds
around some common lawn grasses
Researchers identify cause of
watermelon vine decline
Investigadores identifican la causa de una enfermedad severa de
la sandía
University of
California, Riverside researchers awarded nearly $1.7 million to
develop improved cowpea varieties - Driven by genomic
technology, research will benefit African farmers
Cellectis launches
new program with Bayer Cropscience for uses of meganuclease
technology in crops
Mathematical
modelling suggests 'strategic' seradella
ISB News Report
- Acting U.S. Agriculture Secretary announces plan to improve
quality compliance of genetically engineered products
- An alternative approach to genetically engineered alfalfa
- Genetic approach to identifying Bt resistance genes in
Heliothis virescens
- An unexpected method for controlling corn pollen dispersal
- Non-target effects of Bt crops database available
Target Region
Amplification Polymorphism (TRAP) is effective method for
preserving important genetic diversity of ornamental flower
collections
Monsanto and
Devgen describe new approach to insect protection
Results of the
2007 Iowa Crop Performance Test for barley and oats now
available
New designer
toxins kill Bt-resistant insect pests
Svensk forskning
krävs inför odling av grödor som tål ogräsmedel
Scientists
sequence Fusarium graminearum, a cereal killer
Scientists
re-examine soy diversity
Científicos reexaminan la diversidad genética de la soya
Iowa State
University's Office of Biotechnology provides faculty
start-up awards
North Dakota
State University Institute of Barley and Malt Sciences
approves research and outreach efforts
Genes
identified to protect brassicas from Turnip mosaic virus
October 07
Agricultural
biotechnology: transgenics in agriculture and their implications
for developing countries
Using maize seeds
instead of leaves to determine the genetic makeup of maize
Beck Agricultural
Center opens for teaching, training and research at Purdue
University
Embrapa Soja
inaugura sede própria de campo experimental no Maranhão
DuPont and Evogene
collaborate to increase drought tolerance in corn and soybeans
EU-funded Quality
Low Input Food project indicates significant nutritional
benefits from organic food
-
The Organic Trade
Association hails preliminary research findings showing
nutritional benefits of organic products
- The biggest study
into organic food has found it is more nutritious than ordinary
produce and may help lengthen people's lives
Human-generated
ozone will damage crops, according to MIT study - Could reduce
production by more than 10 percent by 2100
International plant
gene pool becomes operational - Multilateral system boosts the
exchange of plant genetic material
CGIAR genebanks distributing more
material
New Mexico State
University discovers the world's hottest chile pepper
Identification of
Fusarium solani f. sp. cucurbitae Race 1 and Race
2 with PCR and production of disease-free pumpkin seeds
Researchers build
case against insect as culprit of the "zebra chip" disorder of
potatoes
Un insecto podría ser el culpable detrás de una enfermedad en
las papas
Honderd maal meer
folaten (vitamine B9) in nieuwe rijstvariëteit
Folate fortification of rice by metabolic engineering
Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University and Monsanto ink deal to develop GM
papaya seed
Transgenics
transformed - Maize mini-chromosomes can add stacks of
functional genes to plants
Cornell University
researchers identify natural herbicide that controls weeds
around some common lawn grasses
La bactérie
Agrobacterium tumefaciens utilise le système de défense des
plantes pour les transformer
Trojan horse
strategy in Agrobacterium transformation
Understanding
sclerotinia infection in oilseed rape to improve risk
assessment and disease escape
