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Sector | Breeding

MSU Online program goes global

Syngenta nominated at SIVAL Innovation for its two new varieties

ND Protected range of zucchinis resistant to New Delhi virus

The return of Bonáyar and Bernabel peppers

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New polyploid hybridization grafting process

Kasia Kaczmarek, Axia Vegetable Seeds

Breeding rugose resistant pink tomatoes for the Polish market

US: Webinar to explore how to adapt cucurbit crops for northern climates

'Supersonic' strawberry ready for market

RedStar launches Mayra beef tomato

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US: Gene drive reverses insecticide in pests - before disappearing

"Twinning Project" aims to improve GMO legislation in Ukraine

US: New tomato varieties announced

Examining the factors that promote cold-tolerance in woodland strawberries

Disease resistant varieties in the spotlight in Antalya

Mexico:

Two new Hazera varieties at trade show

Francisco Bermúdez, CEO of Beyond Seeds:

Chocolate concept expanding with a new eggplant

Dutch propagators start working with new hygiene system

Open day for a new type of cherry tomato

Abiotic resistances are crucial in greenhouse tomato cultivation

ABZ Seeds appoints Robbie Gieslink

Strawberry breeding company appoints new R&D manager

Rijk Zwaan's sweet peppers win award in Romania

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South Africa: Breeding program to advance through machine learning

Frank Vinken
Charles Underwood, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

“Hybrid tomato seeds are more expensive than gold by weight”

NL: Learning to protect new plant varieties

"We are moving into foreign markets"

Camone tomato available in two packs, one of which is private label

Enza Zaden on a sweet shop full of tomatoes

"Nobody wants to buy more of the same, you need to make yourself distinct"

Tomato greenhouse converted for tomato breeding

Spain: Centuries old strawberry genes kept in Malaga germplasm bank

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Study examines how to sweeten tomatoes by releasing sugar brakes

Study examines the evolutionary journey of strawberries

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USDA announces final notice on exemptions for genetically modified plants

Award-winning Heirloom tomato now available in the U.S.

Ethan Luth, Bayer:

"Breeders to help growers with challenges as energy, water and disease pressure"

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US: APHIS issues review of genetically modified foods

Vilmorin-Mikado reveals new signature for Tomato & Rootstock

Choosing the right rootstock is critical

East-West Seed founder

Simon Groot celebrates 90th birthday

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China: Professor honored for work in plant immunity

Tackling the climate crisis with gene editing

First purple broccoli variety being introduced worldwide

Rijk Zwaan in the FD

"Greenhouse farming is sometimes seen in too negative a light"

Iranian scientists produce "hybrid" seeds

Niels Louwaars appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau

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Training courses on pepper breeding launched in Antigua and Barbuda

Strengthening plant breeders' rights:

A discussion between Seed World Europe and the CPVO vice president

Opening of new hydroponic breeding facility

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Growing heat tolerant crops through genome editing

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Jan van den Berg:

"My mission" to craft perfect vegetables

Johan van Alphen and Polina Valkanova, Special Fruit:

"Significant shift to new varieties in Spanish strawberry acreage"

Produce show was a chance to look back–and ahead

Exploring ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Greece

Luis M.ª Aliseda Martín, from Berries del Oeste: "We have doubled last year's figures in Huelva with our Arwen variety"

"We've had great success in a very short time within the very wide varietal landscape"

In the gene-editing race, the EU lags behind other Western powers

US: Cornell offering course to strengthen plant breeders data analysis abilities

NZ: Embracing horticulture in Canterbury

CAN: De Ruiter shows off new disease resistant variants at CGC

Philippines: Over 2000 native seeds return to IPB following WorldVeg

The importance of seed research in horticulture

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Researchers discover how to breed genetically identical plants

Big news in sight for the berry sector

tomorrow there are more photos

Canadian Greenhouse Conference: it's tomato time

New partnership brings seven lettuce varieties for indoor farmers

New On the Vine tomato line makes its mark

Introducing greenhouse grown SWEETIES seedless mini peppers

Greenhouse grown WOW Utopia strawberries launched

The Greenery:

Inspire strawberries going through as Class 1

UC Davis offering Wednesday seminar on climate change

Attention for successor(s) at BASF | Nunhems

"We are really making strides in large truss"

Lior Carmeli, Breedx CEO:

“Demand for new varieties of seedless peppers and specialty tomatoes increasing in Europe and U.S.”

Two new red raspberries hit the market

Enza Discovery Field Days in Twisk, Enkhuizen and Voorst

Future-proof methods for lettuce cultivation

ASTA encourages EU to adopt genomic techniques to boost farmers

Oregon State University:

Mild habanero pepper varieties; flavorful without the fire being released

Sakata America unveils new headquarters: The Sakata Woodland Innovation Center

Euroseeds "welcomes" EFSA findings on Category 1 NGT plants

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New regulations on the registration of plant varieties in Türkiye

Field demo

Pop Vriend Seeds/KWS adds tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers to their portfolio

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China: Plant protection ruling by Supreme Court in favor of Deroose Plants

Debate about ownership of gene-editing techniques; WUR researchers suggest solutions

“Eating experience is key to the rise of Teen Leaf lettuce”

Trio of tomatoes on the vine makes debut

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UK: Government introduces legislation to support precision breeding.

US: Purdue led tomato project receives $3.5M grant

BASF to focus more on chemicals, agricultural branches more independent