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Sector | Breeding

BASF | Nunhems first day of technical exchanges and varietal discoveries around tomatoes

"A great opportunity to exchange ideas and present our new resistant tomato varieties"

CRISPR-Cas pioneer John van der Oost

‘Chance has been a determining factor in my career’

"Founder of East West Seed improved livelihoods of small vegetable farmers in the tropics"

Obituary Simon Nanne Groot (1934 - 2025)

DENSO on the Axia acquisition

"Accelerating the development of innovative cultivation methods"

Denso acquires Axia Vegetable Seeds

Small lettuce making a big impression in Northern Europe

Euroseeds calls on Danish presidency to continue to drive NGT discussions towards conclusion

New Chairman announced for Enza Zaden's Supervisory Board

US (MA): New bioscience company launches

New blackberry Loch Katrine to debut at Fruit Focus

Hazera

"We want to enrich the healthy snack segment with colorful and milder radishes"

Preparing resistant crops for newly identified downy mildew race

Russia closes all routes for Dutch propagation material

Lilian Pradel, Syngenta:

First cucumber variety highly resistant to ToLCNDV

South Africa: New rights for plant breeders come into effect

Hazera, Vilmorin, Mikado, Harris Moran, Clause

Abu Dhabi investor takes 35% stake in Limagrain Vegetable Seeds

"New medium-sized TOVs' high yields are distinctive"

Study finds that tomatoes in the Galapagos Islands are beginning to devolve

US (HI): Promising new heirloom varieties identified by university

Tracing the complicated history of strawberries in a study

NL: Royal Pride expands range with mini and midi cucumbers

ToBRFV resistance a key topic at House Fair 2025

Enza Zaden and IUNU

Partnership to bridge the gap between growers and new varietals

Arkansas blackberry field day highlights weather and tech

Organised by Battistini Vivai: Check out the photos!

photo_camera Berries and stone fruits the focus during a pomology exhibition

Sipo presents new cucumber varieties

"Reimagining a classic with a fresh new identity can drive more sales"

China: Using flower genetics to turn tomatoes golden

Regulators assessing bid to grow and sell genetically modified purple tomato in Australia

NL: "Resistance against patent on classical breeding resurfaces due to ToBRFV"

KWS Gateway Research Center celebrates 10th anniversary

Using CRISPR to create a new tomato

Alexandre Picault, Kultive

"We need to build a coherent, collective market for French peppers"

“After 35 years, I am still impressed with the products our broccoli breeders create”

From seeds to smiles: a successful greenhouse project in Slovenia

Voltz Maraichage launches Tolériantes organic range

"Two new, determined, organic, mildew-tolerant tomatoes"

The comment of the growers:

Excellent yields for a newly introduced strawberry variety

BerryWorld celebrates wins across the full berry portfolio at 2025 Superior Taste Awards

NL: Enza Zaden opens state-of-the-art R&D facility and new energy center

Iran: Islamic Azad University scientists help food security by producing hybrid seeds

Japan: Increasing the potential of everbearing strawberries in a subtropical climate

Bayer introduces new varieties to combat resistance breaking ToBRFV strains

CAN: Researcher receives funding from ARIA to unlock the potential of plants

Gene editing creates a longer lasting melon

India: Experimental greenhouse-based bell pepper growing successful

genXtraits expands collaboration with The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research

Yuksel Seeds launches:

China: "Creamy cucumber" concept launched through B2B partnership

termination of Tomato Suspension Agreement

Potential 21 percent anti-dumping duty already affects tomato market

“Everything that performs well under these circumstances will stand out as very promising varieties”

Norfolk Healthy Produce partners with All Aussie Farmers to bring The Purple Tomato

South African cherry industry expands with new cultivars

US: UC Davis, Eurosemillas end partnership

"As it is going now, this gem grows bigger every year"

Westland Seeds prepares for a future without Wim Grootscholten

Rijk Zwaan scales up with new snack pepper brand: "You must tell a story"

Dominican Republic produces 1.5 million in vitro plants annually

US: New, sweeter cherry tomatoes to hit the market from NatureSweet

NL:

New premium line Eminent with cluster cherry tomatoes in four colors

BASF | Nunhems presents its latest tomato varieties at its experimental farm in La Cañada

US (WA): Wild spinach offers path to breeding disease resistance into cultivated varieties

NL: HALO Challenge for innovative proposals for seed health tests launched

"Developing ToBRFV resistant cultivars is the most viable and sustainable solution"

UK: Scientists comment on future of Precision Breeding Act

US (MO): New company wants to spearhead gene editing for growers

ToBRFV resistance to be shown off at De Ruiter's Canadian Tomato Demo House

Rijk Zwaan's Ferguson RZ:

The rugose resistant variety that is big in size and in numbers

"You've struck gold here": Eminent launches new pepper variety on the Dutch market

US (CT): Partnership formed to accelerate innovation in leafy greens

New online workforce training program named CEA Works, to launch June 1

Improving agronomic characteristics of bell pepper plants under salt stress

Study shows that vegetable grafting technology offers resilient yields for climate-stressed cultivation

Arwen, of Berries del Oeste

"We are proud to have brought stability and security to the market, with a variety about which nobody has any complaints"

Breedx:

Breeding for the consumer, not the commodity

India: Research shows that grafting technology can significantly boost vegetable yield

Nico van Vliet joins Yuksel Seeds

Seed coating with biostimulants: aimed at a strong cultivation start

Bayer appoints new CFO for its Crop Science division

rootstock, variety and IPM protocol

Taiwan Research Center presents solutions to optimize mini tomato supply chain

Levantia Seed

Gearing up for a year of new pumpkins