Cereals

Cereals

Green and efficient maize varieties could raise global yields while reducing nitrogen losses
- Maize is central to global food, feed and industrial systems. It is also exposed to mounting pressure from climate change, resource constraints and environmental pollution linked to intensive...
Corteva’s corn roadmap offers clearest case yet for Vylor spin-off strategy
02/09/2026 - Ahead of its October 2026 separation from Corteva, Vylor has unveiled an ambitious corn innovation pipeline built around proprietary traits, gene editing and licensing opportunities. It provides the...
Future-proofing wheat: science from Mexico for global food security
- At CIMMYT’s Sanjaya Rajaram Experimental Station in Toluca, advances in genomics, accelerated breeding, disease resistance, physiology and agronomy are helping scientists anticipate emerging...
Greater vegetable diversity needed for healthier diets and climate-resilient agriculture | WUR
31/08/2026 - An international team of scientists is calling for global action to conserve and better use vegetable biodiversity. Greater diversity can contribute to healthier diets and more resilient food...
Global Fruit and Vegetable Output Is Rising, but Diets Aren’t Following
27/08/2026 - Image: Rossella Fasoli on PexelsFruit and vegetable production has outpaced cereals since 2010, yet the world is not eating better as a result. That disconnect framed
Driving ube forward: Better varieties and stronger coordination key to Philippines’ export ambitions
19/08/2026 - The Philippines is combining scientific research with industry coordination efforts as it seeks to turn rising global demand for ube into a larger export opportunity for the country’s farmers. ...
UMD researchers collaborated to clone and describe the function of a highly effective Hessian fly resistance gene in wheat
- Researchers at the University of Maryland and their collaborators have cloned a gene that makes wheat resistant to predation by Hessian fly larvae and demonstrated its direct interaction with a...
Investing in Africa’s Food Future: How CIMMYT and Partners are cultivating the next generation of plant breeders
-  VACS Professional Fellows conducting laboratory research at the BeCA–ILRI Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the VACS Capacity Project, strengthening skills in modern crop breeding and...
Empowering Asian Biotech Leaders: What to Expect at ASCA 2026
05/08/2026 - Agricultural biotechnology holds immense potential for sustainable farming, but maximizing its benefits requires a strong foundation of robust research, science-based regulations, clear...
News - University developing drought-resilient crops to meet climate change challenges
- Rooting traits that could improve stress resilience are being explored in carrots Work is underway at Harper Adams University to develop crops which can withstand the stress...
Exchanging valuable resources: India seeks stronger regional germplasm exchanges to boost resilience
06/08/2026 - India wants stronger germplasm exchanges with Central and Southeast Asian countries.NABMGR says crop and livestock genetics are key to climate resilience.The...
From edit to outcome: AI-guided breeding targets gene editing’s field-performance gap
06/08/2026 - The next frontier in crop gene editing is understanding how engineered traits interact with the rest of the genome in the field, a task AI is being used to tackle. (function() { ...
Global Developments on Regulatory Frameworks and Possible Harmonization 
29/07/2026 - The world is facing a polycrisis that affects the economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological areas of life, slowing down the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable...
The Wolfson Foundation invests £1.6m in innovative plant growth systems
- The John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) are delighted to announce a £1.6 million investment from the Wolfson Foundation, supporting a next-generation glasshouse, insectary,...