June 6, 2025

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Camelina breakthrough could transform natural astaxanthin production - Oilseed crop engineered to produce high levels of powerful antioxidant pigment used in aquaculture and food industry

Hidden signs in water reveal disease in tomatoes – long before symptoms appear

Landmark partnership to establish seed research hub in Gujarat, India

$13 million grant to develop first synthetic plant chromosome

Drought-resilient plant holds promise for future food production, study finds

Phenotyping machine industrializes Texas Tech UIniversity’s plant research (Daily Toreador)

June 5, 2025

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Automated high throughput workflow developed for plant exome analysis

Enza Zaden opens state-of-the-art R&D facility and new energy center in Enkhuizen
Ultramoderne uitbreiding in Enkhuizen op het gebied van innovatie en verduurzaming

Pesquisa identifica fungos do solo que eliminam 100% do mofo-branco, que afeta soja, feijão e algodão

Easy Cowpeasy: Team from the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project develops new gene expression tool for cowpea

June 4, 2025

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Loveland Products and Dyna-Gro Seed collaboration with Louisiana State University AgCenter fuels breakthroughs in rice research and breeding innovation

June 3, 2025

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Recycling signalling molecules allows plants to survive environmental stresses - Newly discovered mechanism paves the way for improved crop resilience to unpredictable growing seasons

Fungal protein critical to causing fusarium head blight in cereal crops revealed - Enzyme that suppresses plant immune defences could be the key to engineering Fusarium-resistant crop

United Kingdom - New Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) award will aim to deliver a revolution in sustainable agriculture

Cotton virus circulated undetected for nearly 20 years, study finds

June 2, 2025

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Future-proofing agriculture: scientists look to biotechnology to improve crop resilience and nutritional value

Scientists look to biotechnology to improve crop resilience and nutritional value - A new project, funded by a £8.5M grant from the UK Government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), will leverage advances in engineering biology to establish synthetic plant chromosome (synPAC) technologies

AI deciphers plant DNA: Language models set to transform genomics and agriculture

Pushing the boundaries for plants of the future - Max Planck Institute receives funding for visionary research on optimized genomes
Millionenförderung für Pflanzen der Zukunft - Max-Planck-Institut erhält Förderung für Forschung an universellem Chloroplasten-Genom

University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) - Agricultural Genomics Research Center nears completion

May 30, 2025

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Lessons learnt from the Nordic project on crop wild relatives published

Protein Industries Canada launches C$15 million in genomics and AI programs to strengthen Canada’s agrifood sector - Programs will advance initiatives to enhance Canada’s global position in ingredient innovation — from farm to fork

May 29, 2025

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Researchers uncover key molecular module behind heat-induced leaf senescence in tall fescue

Don’t like the taste of faba beans? Research helps improve the flavour of faba bean products

University of Saskatchewan graduate explores economics of Canadian wheat genetic improvement

Plant disease research that helps Western Australia’s grains industry to thrive has been profiled at the recent Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference in Sydney

Weed Science Society of America unveils its weed management priorities amid concerning federal cost cuts to agriculture research

Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) invests in future of barley breeding with University of Saskatchewan research expansion

Phytobiomes Alliance newsletter, May 2025

May 28, 2025

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New azole resistance mechanism identified in European Phoma stem canker fungus - Control of associated oilseed rape diseases likely to be more challenging