March 22, 2023

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The Australian High Commission, ACIAR and BARC delegates recognizes the BWMRI-CIMMYT collaborative wheat blast research platform in Bangladesh

How Latin America’s genomics revolution began — and why the field is under threat (Nature)

March 20, 2023

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IRRI facilitates agreement between KALRO and Advanta Seeds International in efforts to enhance access to seeds of improved rice varieties in Africa

Israeli startup Plantae Bioscience deploys CRISPR to ‘virtually eliminate’ bitter-tasting saponins in yellow peas (AFN)

Demographic modeling plays back tape of wheat evolution

HvSWEET11b plays a multifunctional role in grain development of barley
HvSWEET11b spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Kornentwicklung von Gerste

Population genomics unravels the Holocene history of bread wheat and its relatives (Nature)

March 17, 2023

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U.S. Department of Energy renews bioenergy center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Discovery of root anatomy gene may lead to breeding more resilient corn crops - Trait results in roots better able to capture more water and nutrients from soil, need less fertilizer, and withstand drought

Nutrien partners with the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University

March 16, 2023

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Tiny worms, big damage: NWO grant for nematode research
Kleine wormen, grote schade: NWO-subsidie voor aaltjesonderzoek

University of Minnesota students sequence genome of newly discovered soybean pest

March 15, 2023

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Genome editing could help save rice crops threatened by climate change (News Life Sciences)

Canada - Collaboration enables more than $1.7 million in grower-funded canola agronomic research in 2023

Could AI-powered object recognition technology help solve wheat disease?

Revelan un mecanismo que activaría una rápida respuesta inmune en plantas

March 14, 2023

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Patentan un método para activar la resistencia a la sequía de las plantas

HudsonAlpha to use PacBio's innovative Revio systems to improve crop species (256 Today)

March 13, 2023

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International Conference on GMO Analysis and New Genomic Techniques from March 14 to 16 in Berlin is co-hosted by the Julius Kühn-Institut
Internationale Konferenz zu GVO-Analysen & neuen genomischen Techniken in Berlin

New discovery sheds light on how melon crops resist CMV virus

March 10, 2023

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Oerth Bio accelerates operations, launches research collaboration with North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative

IRRI-BMGF-PAU collaborate on the Dry Direct Seeded Rice Systems Project for the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

Scientists develop predictable method to downregulate gene translation in plants

National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance’s Alfalfa Checkoff funds four research projects - An additional four projects approved with ARS funding

Scaling impact of dryland crops research through regional crop improvement networks

Faba bean genome sequenced for improved nutrition

University of California Riverside receives $1.5 million to support carbon capture technology research

March 9, 2023

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Two triggers required for full activation of plant immunity

The Plant Accelerator provides Western Australian students opportunity to explore new methods to assess chickpea reproduction

Blocking gene that inhibits root growth may enhance drought resistance in crops