KWS Group
@kwsgroup.bsky.social
Developing innovative & sustainable crops with leading-edge plant breeding methods in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Tradition of family ownership and independence for nearly 170 years.
🔗 www.kws.com
Tradition of family ownership and independence for nearly 170 years.
🔗 www.kws.com
🌾 #CRISPR #GenomeEditing can enable faster development of high-yielding rice that withstands heat and drought while offering better nutrition.
Read more about the partnership between @irriofficial.bsky.social and Pairwise 👇
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Read more about the partnership between @irriofficial.bsky.social and Pairwise 👇
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
Pairwise Licenses CRISPR Platform to International Rice Research Institute to Advance Climate-Resilient, Nutritious Rice
Agreement with IRRI marks Pairwise's third CGIAR partnership, enabling the research institute to use Fulcrum® genome editing technology to develop...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
🌾 #CRISPR #GenomeEditing can enable faster development of high-yielding rice that withstands heat and drought while offering better nutrition.
Read more about the partnership between @irriofficial.bsky.social and Pairwise 👇
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
Read more about the partnership between @irriofficial.bsky.social and Pairwise 👇
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
🌊 Researchers achieved efficient #CRISPR #GenomeEditing in the complex yet understudied brown algae - paving the way for deeper functional studies and new opportunities in marine biotechnology and sustainable bioresource development.
👉 Read more: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
👉 Read more: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Efficient CRISPR-Cas genome editing in brown algae
Brown algae, a key yet understudied lineage of multicellular eukaryotes, have long
lacked tools for functional genomics. Martinho et al. introduce a high-efficiency,
transgene-free CRISPR platform ena...
www.cell.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 AM
🌊 Researchers achieved efficient #CRISPR #GenomeEditing in the complex yet understudied brown algae - paving the way for deeper functional studies and new opportunities in marine biotechnology and sustainable bioresource development.
👉 Read more: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
👉 Read more: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
A nice recap from EU Health & Food Safety: why is December’s agreement on #NGTs so important, and what does it mean in practice 👇
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January 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
A nice recap from EU Health & Food Safety: why is December’s agreement on #NGTs so important, and what does it mean in practice 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/eu-hea...
www.linkedin.com/posts/eu-hea...
🟡 Goldenberry is local superfood - but large‑scale cultivation isn’t feasible without improving key traits.
Researchers used #GenomeEditing to develop improved structure, making Goldenberry better adapted for global commercial production.
Read more 👇 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Researchers used #GenomeEditing to develop improved structure, making Goldenberry better adapted for global commercial production.
Read more 👇 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Engineering compact Physalis peruviana (goldenberry) to promote its potential as a global crop
Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) produces sweet, nutritionally rich berries, yet like many minor crops, is cultivated in limited geographical regions and has not been a focus of breeding programs for...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM
🟡 Goldenberry is local superfood - but large‑scale cultivation isn’t feasible without improving key traits.
Researchers used #GenomeEditing to develop improved structure, making Goldenberry better adapted for global commercial production.
Read more 👇 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Researchers used #GenomeEditing to develop improved structure, making Goldenberry better adapted for global commercial production.
Read more 👇 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🍽️ Healthier oils for sustainable diets?
#GenomeEditing offers new ways to improve oil composition in crops.
Read the review here: https://ow.ly/8Vaq50XMvOx
#GenomeEditing offers new ways to improve oil composition in crops.
Read the review here: https://ow.ly/8Vaq50XMvOx
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🍽️ Healthier oils for sustainable diets?
#GenomeEditing offers new ways to improve oil composition in crops.
Read the review here: https://ow.ly/8Vaq50XMvOx
#GenomeEditing offers new ways to improve oil composition in crops.
Read the review here: https://ow.ly/8Vaq50XMvOx
🙌 9 out of 9 points!
For everyone as passionate about breeding as us, this quiz is a nice way to test your knowledge of where some of our well-known fruits and vegetables originated.
Try the Gene Sprout Initiative's quiz and see how well you do 😉
🔗 https://ow.ly/40vY50XMtbZ
For everyone as passionate about breeding as us, this quiz is a nice way to test your knowledge of where some of our well-known fruits and vegetables originated.
Try the Gene Sprout Initiative's quiz and see how well you do 😉
🔗 https://ow.ly/40vY50XMtbZ
December 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🙌 9 out of 9 points!
For everyone as passionate about breeding as us, this quiz is a nice way to test your knowledge of where some of our well-known fruits and vegetables originated.
Try the Gene Sprout Initiative's quiz and see how well you do 😉
🔗 https://ow.ly/40vY50XMtbZ
For everyone as passionate about breeding as us, this quiz is a nice way to test your knowledge of where some of our well-known fruits and vegetables originated.
Try the Gene Sprout Initiative's quiz and see how well you do 😉
🔗 https://ow.ly/40vY50XMtbZ
🌱 Every farmer feeds 150 people.
2025 has once again shown how important the work of farmers is - together, we’re driving progress in sustainable agriculture and breeding innovation.
🌟 We wish you joyful holidays and a great start to 2026!
2025 has once again shown how important the work of farmers is - together, we’re driving progress in sustainable agriculture and breeding innovation.
🌟 We wish you joyful holidays and a great start to 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌱 Every farmer feeds 150 people.
2025 has once again shown how important the work of farmers is - together, we’re driving progress in sustainable agriculture and breeding innovation.
🌟 We wish you joyful holidays and a great start to 2026!
2025 has once again shown how important the work of farmers is - together, we’re driving progress in sustainable agriculture and breeding innovation.
🌟 We wish you joyful holidays and a great start to 2026!
Ever wondered how your Christmas tree is grown? 🎄
Breeders work year-round to create varieties that thrive in today’s conditions. It takes 8–9 years for a tree to reach the perfect height and shape.
Next time you decorate, remember the dedication behind every tree.
✨ Merry Christmas! ✨
Breeders work year-round to create varieties that thrive in today’s conditions. It takes 8–9 years for a tree to reach the perfect height and shape.
Next time you decorate, remember the dedication behind every tree.
✨ Merry Christmas! ✨
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ever wondered how your Christmas tree is grown? 🎄
Breeders work year-round to create varieties that thrive in today’s conditions. It takes 8–9 years for a tree to reach the perfect height and shape.
Next time you decorate, remember the dedication behind every tree.
✨ Merry Christmas! ✨
Breeders work year-round to create varieties that thrive in today’s conditions. It takes 8–9 years for a tree to reach the perfect height and shape.
Next time you decorate, remember the dedication behind every tree.
✨ Merry Christmas! ✨
KWS joins Euroseeds in welcoming this key step towards the adoption of a proper regulatory framework for #NGTs 🌱
The EU Member States’ vote moves us closer to using an innovative tool that supports more resilient and productive farming across Europe.
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The EU Member States’ vote moves us closer to using an innovative tool that supports more resilient and productive farming across Europe.
www.linkedin.com/posts/eurose...
#growingthefuture #newgenomictechniques #seedinnovations | Euroseeds
📢🌱🌾🎉 A milestone for European plant breeding!
Euroseeds warmly welcomes the endorsement of the agreement on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) by EU Member States. This is a major step toward a modern, s...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
KWS joins Euroseeds in welcoming this key step towards the adoption of a proper regulatory framework for #NGTs 🌱
The EU Member States’ vote moves us closer to using an innovative tool that supports more resilient and productive farming across Europe.
www.linkedin.com/posts/eurose...
The EU Member States’ vote moves us closer to using an innovative tool that supports more resilient and productive farming across Europe.
www.linkedin.com/posts/eurose...
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Beim Runden Tisch zur Schilf-Glasflügelzikade kamen ExpertInnen zusammen, um zu eruieren, wie die weitere Ausbreitung des Schaderregers wirksam begrenzt werden kann. Für den BDP hat Dr. Felix Büchting teilgenommen.
Zur Pressemitteilung 👉 www.bdp-online.de/de/Presse/Ak... @kwsgroup.bsky.social
Zur Pressemitteilung 👉 www.bdp-online.de/de/Presse/Ak... @kwsgroup.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Beim Runden Tisch zur Schilf-Glasflügelzikade kamen ExpertInnen zusammen, um zu eruieren, wie die weitere Ausbreitung des Schaderregers wirksam begrenzt werden kann. Für den BDP hat Dr. Felix Büchting teilgenommen.
Zur Pressemitteilung 👉 www.bdp-online.de/de/Presse/Ak... @kwsgroup.bsky.social
Zur Pressemitteilung 👉 www.bdp-online.de/de/Presse/Ak... @kwsgroup.bsky.social
AI can help advance more accurate and cost-effective #GenomeEditing – from optimized tissue culture protocols to data-driven CRISPR models.
Check out the review article in Frontiers of Plant Science 👇
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Check out the review article in Frontiers of Plant Science 👇
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
AI can help advance more accurate and cost-effective #GenomeEditing – from optimized tissue culture protocols to data-driven CRISPR models.
Check out the review article in Frontiers of Plant Science 👇
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Check out the review article in Frontiers of Plant Science 👇
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
🥔 Scientists used #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to boost resistant starch in an Indian potato variety, linked to steadier blood sugar and better gut health.
👉 Read the open‑access study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/gen...
👉 Read the open‑access study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/gen...
Frontiers | CRISPR-Cas9 mediated editing of starch branching enzyme, SBE2 gene in potato for enhanced resistant starch for health benefits
Potato is an important vegetatively propagated, starch-rich tuber crop. High amylose potatoes containing more resistant starch offer healthier food alternati...
www.frontiersin.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🥔 Scientists used #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to boost resistant starch in an Indian potato variety, linked to steadier blood sugar and better gut health.
👉 Read the open‑access study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/gen...
👉 Read the open‑access study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/gen...
🌾Researchers of @kstate.bsky.social are collaborating with farmers and using #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to reduce gluten allergens in wheat, whilst maintaining high quality for bread.
🎯Goal: safer food options for people with celiac disease
www.ksre.k-state.edu/news-and-pub...
🎯Goal: safer food options for people with celiac disease
www.ksre.k-state.edu/news-and-pub...
K-State researchers aim to reduce gluten allergenicity in wheat
Kansas State University researchers and the state’s farmers are putting their collective support behind a project to reduce the allergenicity of gluten in wheat, while maintaining the grain’s ability ...
www.ksre.k-state.edu
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🌾Researchers of @kstate.bsky.social are collaborating with farmers and using #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to reduce gluten allergens in wheat, whilst maintaining high quality for bread.
🎯Goal: safer food options for people with celiac disease
www.ksre.k-state.edu/news-and-pub...
🎯Goal: safer food options for people with celiac disease
www.ksre.k-state.edu/news-and-pub...
Browning of lychee fruit is linked with water loss.
Researchers in China used #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to overexpress one gene, successfully producing slower browning fruit. 🔬🧬
These findings could support the development of non-browning lychee varieties 👇
academic.oup.com/hr/advance-a...
Researchers in China used #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to overexpress one gene, successfully producing slower browning fruit. 🔬🧬
These findings could support the development of non-browning lychee varieties 👇
academic.oup.com/hr/advance-a...
LcMYB306 regulates litchi fruit water loss and browning by inhibiting the expression of LcPIP2;4
Abstract. Pericarp browning of postharvest litchi is a significant obstacle to the industry's high-quality development. Water loss from the pericarp is a k
academic.oup.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Browning of lychee fruit is linked with water loss.
Researchers in China used #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to overexpress one gene, successfully producing slower browning fruit. 🔬🧬
These findings could support the development of non-browning lychee varieties 👇
academic.oup.com/hr/advance-a...
Researchers in China used #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to overexpress one gene, successfully producing slower browning fruit. 🔬🧬
These findings could support the development of non-browning lychee varieties 👇
academic.oup.com/hr/advance-a...
🌾Researchers used multiplex #GenomeEditing to introduce multiple agronomic traits in wild rice.
This approach could unlock genetic diversity for breeding crops that handle stress better or need fewer inputs.
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
This approach could unlock genetic diversity for breeding crops that handle stress better or need fewer inputs.
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
Multiplex Genome Editing Improves Wild Rice Agronomic Traits
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences used multiplex genome editing of seven genes to rapidly enhance wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) traits. The results are published in the Journa...
www.isaaa.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🌾Researchers used multiplex #GenomeEditing to introduce multiple agronomic traits in wild rice.
This approach could unlock genetic diversity for breeding crops that handle stress better or need fewer inputs.
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
This approach could unlock genetic diversity for breeding crops that handle stress better or need fewer inputs.
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
🌱 EU institutions have reached a deal on new genomic techniques (#NGTs).
This marks an important step toward innovation & sustainability. Read the statement from Euroseeds to know more. 👇
euroseeds.eu/news/europes...
This marks an important step toward innovation & sustainability. Read the statement from Euroseeds to know more. 👇
euroseeds.eu/news/europes...
Europe’s seed sector welcomes the end of trilogue negotiations on New Genomic Techniques - Euroseeds
Euroseeds welcomes the successful conclusion of trilogue negotiations on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), a key step toward strengthening innovation, competitiveness and resilience in European agricultu...
euroseeds.eu
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🌱 EU institutions have reached a deal on new genomic techniques (#NGTs).
This marks an important step toward innovation & sustainability. Read the statement from Euroseeds to know more. 👇
euroseeds.eu/news/europes...
This marks an important step toward innovation & sustainability. Read the statement from Euroseeds to know more. 👇
euroseeds.eu/news/europes...
🌾 Using #CRISPR to knock out certain genes, researchers developed rice that was more susceptible to sheath blight and other infections.
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🌾 Using #CRISPR to knock out certain genes, researchers developed rice that was more susceptible to sheath blight and other infections.
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🌍 Plant breeding matters to sustainability in so many ways 🌱
After our successful pilot with Nuvio Planet, cutting CO2 emissions in pig production by up to 30%, we’re expanding our collaboration.
Read more: igrownews.com/nuvio-planet...
After our successful pilot with Nuvio Planet, cutting CO2 emissions in pig production by up to 30%, we’re expanding our collaboration.
Read more: igrownews.com/nuvio-planet...
Nuvio Planet and KWS Expand Partnership to Scale Environmental Intelligence Across Global Agri-Food Systems
Nuvio Planet & KWS are expanding their partnership after a successful pilot that demonstrated measurable reductions in emissions.
igrownews.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌍 Plant breeding matters to sustainability in so many ways 🌱
After our successful pilot with Nuvio Planet, cutting CO2 emissions in pig production by up to 30%, we’re expanding our collaboration.
Read more: igrownews.com/nuvio-planet...
After our successful pilot with Nuvio Planet, cutting CO2 emissions in pig production by up to 30%, we’re expanding our collaboration.
Read more: igrownews.com/nuvio-planet...
Europe cannot afford to fall behind on innovation!
We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
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We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
euroseeds.eu/app/uploads/...
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Europe cannot afford to fall behind on innovation!
We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
euroseeds.eu/app/uploads/...
We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
euroseeds.eu/app/uploads/...
Explainable AI (XAI) can make AI more effective in plant phenotyping. 👩💻
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Explainable AI (XAI) can make AI more effective in plant phenotyping. 👩💻
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Today, it takes about 10 years on average for a new variety to reach the field - but this timeframe could be dramatically shortened in future 🌱⏱️ Learn about the tools and strategies that make this possible in our latest #KWSPortrait 👉 portrait.kws.com/edition-2025...
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today, it takes about 10 years on average for a new variety to reach the field - but this timeframe could be dramatically shortened in future 🌱⏱️ Learn about the tools and strategies that make this possible in our latest #KWSPortrait 👉 portrait.kws.com/edition-2025...
Chinese researchers identified a gene that plays a key role in regulating leaf aging in tobacco plants.
🥬Leaf yellowing is critical to tobacco quality, and the new insights into plant aging can be helpful in future R&D 🔬
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
🥬Leaf yellowing is critical to tobacco quality, and the new insights into plant aging can be helpful in future R&D 🔬
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
Researchers Use CRISPR to Identify Tobacco Gene Regulating Leaf Senescence
Experts from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and China Tobacco Guangxi Industry Co. Ltd. discovered that a gene called NtBAG5 plays a ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Chinese researchers identified a gene that plays a key role in regulating leaf aging in tobacco plants.
🥬Leaf yellowing is critical to tobacco quality, and the new insights into plant aging can be helpful in future R&D 🔬
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
🥬Leaf yellowing is critical to tobacco quality, and the new insights into plant aging can be helpful in future R&D 🔬
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...
🌾 Ever wondered what it takes to produce seed for farmers?
Our KWS history and success are rooted in #sugarbeet – but what makes this crop so special?
Find out in our latest episode of #WorldofFarming:
👉 youtu.be/2hdPoRQ0VYQ?...
Our KWS history and success are rooted in #sugarbeet – but what makes this crop so special?
Find out in our latest episode of #WorldofFarming:
👉 youtu.be/2hdPoRQ0VYQ?...
WoF: Seed multiplication of sugarbeet
YouTube video by KWS Group
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November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🌾 Ever wondered what it takes to produce seed for farmers?
Our KWS history and success are rooted in #sugarbeet – but what makes this crop so special?
Find out in our latest episode of #WorldofFarming:
👉 youtu.be/2hdPoRQ0VYQ?...
Our KWS history and success are rooted in #sugarbeet – but what makes this crop so special?
Find out in our latest episode of #WorldofFarming:
👉 youtu.be/2hdPoRQ0VYQ?...
Vegetables don’t go straight from field to fork - they’re usually processed first🥗
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Vegetables don’t go straight from field to fork - they’re usually processed first🥗
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
🌱 Fancy some plant-breeding magic? Check out 'Breeder', a plant-breeding game by @wurplant.bsky.social!
With limited resources, select plants to create the tallest and most colorful varieties.
💡Can you make the perfect cross?
www.wur.nl/en/show/soft...
With limited resources, select plants to create the tallest and most colorful varieties.
💡Can you make the perfect cross?
www.wur.nl/en/show/soft...
Breeding Game
"Breeder" is an entertaining plant breeding game, that puts you in the position of the breeder that has to make selection with a limited amount of resources.
Can you obtain the tallest plants with th...
www.wur.nl
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🌱 Fancy some plant-breeding magic? Check out 'Breeder', a plant-breeding game by @wurplant.bsky.social!
With limited resources, select plants to create the tallest and most colorful varieties.
💡Can you make the perfect cross?
www.wur.nl/en/show/soft...
With limited resources, select plants to create the tallest and most colorful varieties.
💡Can you make the perfect cross?
www.wur.nl/en/show/soft...