September 18, 2026

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CIMMYT and APSA forge new opportunities for advanced innovations in maize for the Asian region

PhenoKey and Certhon to introduce ClimaRack, a faster, modular, more scalable research platform for climate-focused seed research

September 17, 2026

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University of Nebraska Medical Center brings AI expertise to $6 million NSF crop resilience project

Genetic analysis identifies soybean varieties tolerating sulfonylurea herbicides

Leibniz-Institut für Gartenbauwissenschaften and the World Vegetable Center agree to closer cooperation in vegetable research

September 16, 2026

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Pan-genome-based resequencing of 2,320 accessions reveals structural variations and accelerates breeding advances in cultivated peanut (Nature)

September 15, 2026

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World Vegetable Center welcomes Izabella Koziell as Director General

15 Jahre Weizen Initiative: Eine Erfolgsgeschichte über die Etablierung einer soliden Basis für eine gemeinsame internationale Weizenforschung, an der das JKI „mitgeschrieben“ hat

15 years of the Wheat Initiative: Turning diverse and dispersed global efforts into shared wheat research action

September 14, 2026

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SACTA, the South African Cultivar and Technology Agency, reinforces the importance of seed research (Farmer's Weekly)

Unravelling genetic variation in drought QTL pyramided lines to identify key traits for drought tolerance in rice (Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Characteristics and evolutionary analysis of soybean varieties released in Henan Province, China in the last 40 years (Nature)

September 11, 2026

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IRRI and CIMMYT strengthen collaboration to accelerate delivery of climate-resilient crop varieties

Varietal selection in response to climate change: possible solutions could lie in the history of wheat and barley genes
Sélection variétale face au changement climatique : de nouvelles pistes grâce à l’histoire des gènes du blé et de l’orge

Cloud AI platform links rice grain traits to genes for crop improvement (Bioengineer)

September 10, 2026

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Euroseeds welcomes the European Commission’s new Strategic Approach to Research and Innovation

BASF Agricultural Solutions and IRRI extend partnership to further advance sustainable rice cultivation

New genome study rewrites the early history of grasses, the world’s most important plant family

September 7, 2026

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The James Hutton Institute joins international network to advance the future of crop genetics

Vietnam - Restoring the Tan Luong glutinous rice variety opens up opportunities for developing indigenous rice varieties in Son La (Vietnam.vn)

Chinese scientists crack the genetic barrier blocking Asian-African rice Crossbreeding (Global Agriculture)

September 4, 2026

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New study examines lettuce performance under heat stress, offering insights for crop improvement

September 3, 2026

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Study sheds new light on a key molecular dialogue required for optimal seed development and could enable new approaches for engineering seed size

September 2, 2026

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Millioneninvestition am IPK - Bei der notwendigen Sanierung des Forschungscampus kann das IPK den nächsten großen Schritt machen

RiceTec opens state-of-the-art greenhouse in Alvin, strengthening commitment to innovation and sustainable rice agriculture

September 1, 2026

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CIP, Dutch seed company HZPC explore hybrid potato breeding and true potato seed to boost climate resilience in Eastern Africa (Farmers Review Africa)

At CIMMYT’s Sanjaya Rajaram Experimental Station in Toluca, advances in genomics, accelerated breeding, disease resistance, physiology and agronomy are helping scientists anticipate emerging threats and develop solutions for wheat farmers in Mexico and around the world

Syngenta ANZ’s Seedcare Institute at Charles Sturt University’s Agri Park expands to  to support the rapidly growing field of biologicals

Getting to the root of the rhizosphere

August 31, 2026

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Origin Agritech establishes R&D center in Guizhou with biotech unit and state-backed seed joint venture