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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"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...

Using prime editing, we corrected the EBE within the xa23 promoter in the rice cultivar N9208, generating a T-DNA-free line with broad-spectrum resistance to bacterial blight. This approach provides ...

Joint Letter - COPA COGECA & Euroseeds urge the European Parliament to stick to science: NGT 1 plants should be regulated like conventional ones, with no extra sustainability checks or labels becaus...

The secret to tomato size lies within the flower’s core. Scientists have discovered that the gene SlKNUCKLES (SlKNU), which encodes a zinc finger protein, serves as a key switch that determines fruit ...

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.

University of Maryland researchers discovered the gene that makes a rare form of wheat grow three ovaries per flower instead of one. Since each ovary can potentially develop into a grain of wheat, the...

If you were a plant, how would you know you're under attack? 🏆 This is what plant biologist Jana Ordon is investigating. Her research just earned her an award of the Swiss L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program, which is being held in Switzerland for the first time this year. ‍🌱 At the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at UZH, Ordon explores how plant cells trigger immune responses. Her goal is to identify the key receptors that detect damage and send immune signals—knowledge that may help breed more resilient crops in the future. 👉 Read more here (Interview in German):...

Scientists from Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences and National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology have successfully used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system to edit the Grain Size3 (GS3) gene in the japonica cultivar “Nipponbare.” The edited lines resulted in larger grains and improved heat tolerance. The findings offer new opportunities for breeding climate-resilient rice varieties with better grain quality and yield.

Plant breeding supports the shift to plant-based diets by improving protein crops for taste, texture, nutrition, and sustainable food production.

🌾 From lab to field: Why testing crops takes decades, not days Did you know it can take 20+ years for a new crop variety to reach your plate? Before a New Genomic Technique (NGT) plant can be consid...