May 13, 2026

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China's ambitious crop-decoding initiative enters field phase, powering smart breeding (Xinhua)

May 11, 2026

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South Asia races to future-proof rice as climate pressure mounts

Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) awarded national chickpea breeding program

May 7, 2026

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India - Foundation stone laid for a speed breeding facility at Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR) where a modern seed godown was also inaugurated (Deccan Chronicle)

May 6, 2026

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Genome editing turns red lettuce green and increases beneficial flavonoid content

May 4, 2026

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Global research network puts rice roots at the center of climate resilience - Scientists unite across disciplines to tackle rising heat, drought and salinity in rice systems

May 1, 2026

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Purging a pepper plague: WorldVeg fights black thrips in India’s chili fields

Triple tomato breakthrough: WorldVeg pioneers insect resistance, virus tolerance, and market-ready traits

April 29, 2026

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Identification of a key gene that enables tomato seed germination under high-temperature conditions

April 27, 2026

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Smart technology transforms maize breeding (People's Daily)

April 24, 2026

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Australia - Project charging towards disease-resistant lupins

Pairwise licenses Fulcrum platform to CSIRO, Australia's national science agency

April 21, 2026

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A greater focus on roots during plant breeding could ensure staple grain crops continue to feed the world as recycled nutrients substitute conventional fertilisers in the future, a University of Queensland study has found

April 17, 2026

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Gene discovery opens new path for disease-resistant rice breeding

April 15, 2026

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Japanese startup Culta raises JPY 700 million in Pre-Series A round to build the world’s fastest non-GMO and non-gene-edited crop breeding platform

Australia - Renewed effort to supercharge faba bean breeding and expansion

April 14, 2026

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InterGrain named as partner in faba bean breeding program (Grain Central)

April 10, 2026

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Building on success: University of Western Australia and African partners advance ACIAR-funded rapid-cooking bean breeding

April 8, 2026

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China's smart breeding industry blossoming in glow of AI-driven tech (Xinhua)

April 2, 2026

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Omics consortium established to supercharge climate-adapted wheat breeding

April 1, 2026

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CIMMYT and Uzbekistan strengthen partnership to advance climate-resilient wheat systems

March 31, 2026

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Unlocking designed roots for future cereal crops

March 30, 2026

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

March 19, 2026

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OzBarley: A genetic and phenotypic data resource capturing the Australian barley breeding history (Nature)

March 18, 2026

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World first hybrid grass breakthrough could open new doors for future pastures (Scoop)

March 17, 2026

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Pakistan - Government plans use of AI to develop improved crop varieties (APP)

Hyperseeds: Embracing AI to find solutions for New Zealand's seed industry

March 13, 2026

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Western Australia - The Western Crop Genetics Alliance is celebrating its tenth anniversary, with the Cook Government committing more than $3 million for another decade of collaboration with Murdoch University to continue driving new frontiers in genetics research

March 10, 2026

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ICRISAT, University of Queensland partner to accelerate climate-resilient crop breeding for dryland farmers (Telangana Today)

March 9, 2026

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‘Tasty’ genebank tools to propel crop advances - New digital tools are set to unlock the potential of plant genetic resources stored in the Australian Grains Genebank to accelerate the development of improved varieties