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Sector | Breeding

How the ToBRFV varieties changed the tomato market in Spain

NL: Harmoniz breeding and demo facility to open in September

Sekoya Field & Forum photo shoot

"Great opportunities for blueberries in the snack category"

HM.Clause's NO-ND - New Delhi resistance (ToLCNDV) zucchini

Dharma F1, a zucchini variety for the early segment, resistant to New Delhi

Australian plant breeders' rights system undergoes major overhaul

Dispute over royalties threatens Australia's plant innovation

Bringing more improved vegetable seeds to more smallholders in Burkina Faso

Ukrainian greenhouse-grown berries can compete in the EU market

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War on farmers: World Bank sowing seed colonialism in Africa

At Fruit Focus 2024 in England

Celebrating 40 years of innovation

Léo Vaillant, Gautier Semences

“Our doubly resistant lettuce varieties are a real asset for growers”

Manier Seeds open days

Resistant varieties tested in Türkiye, now demonstrating performance in Spain

ZiMMan cucumber variety comes out at early stage of breeding program

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A peek behind the scenes of organic seed production

De Ruiter Experience Center welcomes hundreds of international visitors

Experimental ToBRFV resistant tomatoes, and a robot

Breeding and producing hybrid vegetable seeds in Azerbaijan

US: NIFA invests $8.6M in plant breeding for agricultural production

Syngenta to construct €9.6 million innovation center in El Ejido

"100 years of people, pioneering and ‘moving forward’"

Rijk Zwaan receives honorary royal title

Peru expected to play a significant role in blueberry expansion

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CAN (ON): Governments investing in seed facility to support economic growth

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"EU Council deadlock on NGTs further delays innovation for Europe’s plant breeders and farmers"

Pumpkin seeds in a quick way

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Breeding plants to address climate change

Euroseeds calls for fair competition and quality assurance in Plant Reproductive Material Regulation

David Krause comments on Frutura’s 3rd anniversary and looks ahead

“Five years ago, I wouldn’t have believed berries were going to be one of my priorities”

Rijk Zwaan opens new breeding greenhouse for berries

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Small cherry tomatoes reflect China-France cooperation in science, technology

searching for 'lost' heritage varieties

Wanted: Thick Leidsche Winter, Delft Green Short-leg, Long Hollow-crowned

Netherlands: New production site for Vitalis organic seeds

KWS inaugurates new R&D facility in Uberlândia, Brazil

ToBRFV-resistant varieties from Axia Vegetable Seeds 99.9% identical to original

"Our flagship products are making headway with resistances"

US: NIAB chief urges next Government to prioritize implementing rules for precision breeding in agriculture

Rapsodia can yield up to 7 kilograms per plant

The new tricolour cherry tomato variety from Romania

NL: KWS expands vegetables breeding activities with new R&D Center in Andijk

Three new lettuce breeding lines with greater disease & pest resistance

Rijk Zwaan’s sweet pepper brands receive high recognition from the International Taste Institute (ITQI)

TSI Italian introduces resistant rootstocks

ToBRFV: why not protecting tomatoes from "the bottom" as well?

Gemüsering grows Kazuti

"They manage to get the full genetic potential from this premium variety"

New greenhouse in Made forms basis for Hazera’s global High-Tech tomato program

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A new lettuce combines Romaine with Spinach

Bring your own cuttings to test machine on the show floor

The BoD of Club Candonga makes its considerations regarding the season

"Many want to go back to growing Sabrosa-Candonga"

Scottish strawberries take centre stage at Wimbledon

Distinguish tomato varieties based on ToBRFV resistance

More than 200 people from the strawberry sector attended the third edition of Planasa's Genetics Forum

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Dutch seeds: Innovation with a global reach

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Syngenta opens rights to its genome-editing and breeding technologies

state-of-the-art blueberry nursery to be realized

US blueberry genetics company expands in Romania

Darryl Di Milo joining RZH Canada

Spain: Sentence for illegal cultivation of protected tomato varieties

Pairwise develops first seedless blackberry with CRISPR technology

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Ruby® raspberries receive highest accolade at the International Taste Institute Awards

ISF World Seed Congress 2024: Trading tables and handshakes

Foreign visitors in awe of Dutch seed sector

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Ohalo announces discovery of new breeding technology

Levantia Seed's new product range proposals (Italy)

New lettuce varieties add value to fresh-cut sector

“A high-resistance tomato supports a reliable solution for both the grower and the supply chain"

GoMicro revolutionizes strawberry quality assessment with AI

Empowering the next generation of growers

Organizations signs agreement to fight illegal seed practices

Seed breeding for solutions to be presented in Australia

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Philippines: East-West Seed offers seedling protection to farmers

Seed industry gathers in Rotterdam

New Seeds are added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Organic “Elodì” strawberry from Italy launched

Leafy greens market expanded through licensing agreement

Bayer advances genome-editing initiatives for Vitamin-D rich tomatoes

Ethiopia’s transformation into a market-oriented seed sector

A meeting organized by Voltz Maraîchage and Pop Vriend

New spinach, lamb's lettuce and rocket ranges showed

Enza Zaden starts construction of new research facilities

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Chinese scientists succeed in speed rice breeding in desert greenhouses

US: UC Davis ends srawberry licensing agreements with Eurosemillas

SeedChange

Canada: New report highlights locally-grown seed diversity

NL: Seed world gathers in Rotterdam

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Appeal against the decision made on the lettuce patent

Tomato virus ToBRFV has changed the sector beyond recognition

US (NB): Undergrad proves her worth in plant breeding lab

Francisco Viteri, Popoyán

Guatemala: “This new tissue culture laboratory responds to our near-shoring strategy”

Cold plasma seed treatment system developers expand engineering and sales teams

AI will unravel secrets of non-coding genes

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Dutch vegetable seed company confirms resistance to Pe. 20 for a large part of its spinach assortment

Moroccan tomato exports have increased significantly over the past decade

Producing 60 million ready-to-grow young plants in 45-acre greenhouses

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China: New farmer boosts specialty pepper with technology

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Philippines: Dept of Ag building organic seed storage depots in Calabarzon provinces

Wimbledon spectators will find larger and more flavorful strawberries

More vegetable seed accessions sent for safety duplication

US (FL): Researchers work to make beer hops a Florida crop

Genomic tools to accelerate Tozer’s plant breeding programs.

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When might farmers access gene-edited varieties, and will they know what they're growing?

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Purdue-USDA team develops fast-track process for genetic improvement of plant traits

Proprietary jumbo and pink blueberry varieties unveiled

Camposol seeks to expand its portfolio with new blueberry variety

New micropropagation lab to produce up to 24 million plants a year

ABZ Seeds director Gé Bentvelsen retires

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The genomic route to tomato breeding: Past, present, and future

Oppy and G&M Farms unveil proprietary jumbo and pink blueberry varieties

Arkansas Fruit Breeding Program

Research brings new blackberry variety to Arkansas

China: HZAU-grown tomato variety makes its debut

US (IN): Brenton Leach is the new genetics lab director at ICIA

Spring plans in the world of vegetable seed breeding

Improving genetic diversity and survival rates under adverse conditions

Europeans are working on berry cultivation advancements

Florida's blueberry season sees lots of UF/IFAS varieties

Taiwan Embassy satisfied with workshop promoting breeding new varieties

Significant breakthrough through intercropping

Optimizing crop yields for Mars: insights from Wageningen University