March 17, 2026

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Syngenta builds world-leading research center for agricultural bioscience – Powered by advanced technology and AI

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

March 16, 2026

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Chinese-owned Syngenta to build new £100m bioscience hub in UK (The Guardian)

Syngenta deepens research capabilities with QuantumBasel partnership

ASPB webinar - Diverse journeys, shared purpose: building the next generation of plant scientists

USDA NIFA launches new rapid response grants opportunity to combat emerging agricultural threats

Rooted in nature: a bio-inspired strategy using bacteria to enhance plant fitness

March 13, 2026

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Unlocking hidden genetic diversity. Meiogenix advances in targeted recombination

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 12, 2026

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KOMO Biosciences grants research evaluation license to Syngenta to explore precision genome modification in maize

University of Missouri researchers uncover how plants regulate root growth - A key protein in plants controls their root length and can be modified, paving the way for longer roots, more drought-resistant crops

A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery (Nature)

Canada - Farmers must take ownership of crop breeding (The Western Producer)

Pesquisa avalia algas brasileiras como bioestimulante em grãos sob estresse hídrico

March 11, 2026

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Global Sorghum "pangenome" published in Nature accelerates discovery of resilient crop traits

MAS Seeds pilot farms: Year 2 overview

Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) report highlights risks and opportunities in Canada's wheat breeding system (Real Agriculture)

Cytotrait secures £3M seed funding to address global food security and sustainable agriculture

Living Models raises $7M to build foundation models for biology, starting with plants

March 10, 2026

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Genomics study finds early maturing traits in PH heirloom rice

Global study reports crop yield gains from breeding may be overstated

Global hotspots of plant bacterial pathogens revealed

Wild peanut genetics drive $6M effort to protect crops in Africa and the U.S.

Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council-funded research identifies GmSNAP14 gene linked to soybean cyst nematode resistance

Ein Gen entscheidet: Forschungsteam gelingt Durchbruch bei der Züchtung winterharter Ackerbohnen
One gene makes the difference: research team achieves breakthrough in breeding winter-hardy faba beans

March 9, 2026

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Soybeans recruit beneficial soil microbes to defend against major pest

March 6, 2026

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This odd little plant could help turbocharge crop yields

Pakistan - Cutting-edge smart glasshouse recently established at the National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB) enablies scientists to test crops under simulated heat, drought, and cold conditions (APP)

Australia - Western Crop Genetics Alliance renewed for another decade, building on 10 years of landmark agricultural research

Plant scientists, sensor experts connect to grow plant breeding solutions - The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative’s latest Connecting2Grow workshop focused on advanced sensing technologies to break the bottlenecks that make breeding superior crops a tedious, time-consuming process