Cereals

Cereals

Consolidated annual activity report : annex
09/03/2026 - This CORDIS Results Pack highlights projects that support the plant breeding sector from multiple perspectives, from enhancing the collection and use of PGRs to researching and developing innovative...
CORDIS results pack on plant genetic resources and breeding
09/03/2026 - This CORDIS Results Pack highlights projects that support the plant breeding sector from multiple perspectives, from enhancing the collection and use of PGRs to researching and developing innovative...
Amatera banks €6M to turbo‑charge AI‑powered crop breeding
12/03/2026 - Amatera, a French biotechnology company founded in 2022, has closed a €6 million seed round co‑led by Demea Sustainable Investment (formerly Demeter) and Oyster Bay Venture Capital, with...
Resurrect Bio brings plant immunity back to life with AI‑driven gene editing
06/03/2026 - Resurrect Bio, a Norwich‑based ag‑biotech spun out of The Sainsbury Laboratory, is developing disease‑resistant crops by “resurrecting” native plant immune genes that have been...
Soybeans recruit beneficial soil microbes to defend against major pest
- Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is among the most damaging pests affecting soybean crops around the world, with current management strategies relying primarily on a very narrow set of resistant...
Dr. James C. Schnable Awarded 2026 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences
04/03/2026 - The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) congratulates Professor
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault receives olive seeds for the first time
27/02/2026 - The (IOC) took part in the first-ever deposit of olive seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault...
El pangenoma del pepino revela las claves para el desarrollo de nuevas variedades
26/02/2026 - Detrás de cada forma, tamaño y textura hay una historia genética compleja. Ahora, los científicos han logrado construir el mapa genético más completo del pepino hasta la...
From the Dead Sea to Brazilian corn fields: How PlantArcBio creates drought-resilient crops
25/02/2026 - Seed companies and researchers developing high-yield drought-resilient crops should first look for beneficial gene traits in areas known for harsh climates. This is exactly what PlantArcBio did...
Safety evaluation of the food enzyme serine endopeptidase from the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain NZYM‐MG
24/02/2026 - The food enzyme serine endopeptidase (EC 3.4.21) is produced with the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain NZYM‐MG by Novozymes A/S. The genetic modifications do not give rise...
Caña de azúcar más tolerante a la sequía gracias a la edición genética
20/02/2026 - Investigadores de la Universidad de Campinas (Brasil) han encontrado que se podría obtener por edición genética, caña de azúcar más tolerante a la sequía. Han identificado a ScTpx2 como un gen...
Syngenta breaks ground with Europe’s first scalable hybrid wheat
19/02/2026 - Syngenta’s announcement that X‑Terra® hybrid wheat has received regulatory approval in France marks a turning point in European cereal genetics. Wheat’s genome – nearly six times larger...
‘A map that’s green everywhere’: ISF chief pushes for global alignment on gene‑edited seeds
18/02/2026 - The International Seed Federation (ISF) is doubling down on its message: the future of plant breeding depends on predictable, science‑based and globally consistent regulation of gene‑edited...