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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...
Agricultura recomienda el arranque de los limoneros afectados por el virus de la clorosis
- Este virus afecta principalmente al limonero y a la lima, en los que produce aclaramiento y amarilleamiento intenso de las nervaduras,...
El cambio climático apuntala un calor que revela la vulnerabilidad del campo europeo
- Los rigores del cambio climático, con escenarios crecientes de calor y sequía en diversos puntos del Viejo Continente, están mostrando la vulnerabilidad de las cosechas...
Scientists Grow Animal Protein in Tobacco & Lettuce to Enhance Plant-Based Meat
07/08/2026 - Researchers have discovered a way to grow myoglobin, a heme-containing protein that gives meat its colour and umami flavour, in genetically engineered tobacco and lettuce plants to make...
Innes Lecture 2026 – The Potato: between science and peasant knowledge
- The Innes Lecture series is a free annual public talk on the history of science, with themes that have synergies with John Innes Centre research past and present.This year’s speaker...
Las oportunidades del Reglamento de las NTG para la producción vegetal
04/08/2026 - Curso online 2026-07-08 El pasado 26 de junio...
El seto que hay dentro del invernadero: así funciona el control biológico por conservación en pepino
03/08/2026 - La investigadora Corpus Pérez en la Estación Experimental Cajamar...
Compostaje y la ciencia del suelo: el reciclaje natural
03/08/2026 - Debajo de tus pies, en este preciso momento, ocurre algo extraordinario. Una cucharada de tierra fértil puede albergar más microorganismos que personas hay en todo el planeta. Y el
Scientific assessment of the 2024 post-market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in the EU
03/08/2026 - At the request of the European Commission, EFSA assessed the 2024 post‐market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810, which expresses the...
¿Cuándo tratar la tercera generación de polilla del racimo?
- Las trampas de la Comunitat Valenciana comenzaron a capturar a finales de julio los primeros adultos de la tercera generación de la polilla del racimo (Lobesia botrana), cuyas puestas han avanzado...
Leveraging Cybersecurity and NGS Protocols for the Detection of Illegal Vegetable Varieties and Microbiological Hazards to Strengthen EU Customs Security
31/07/2026 - CUSTOMICS addresses the growing threat of illegal vegetable seed flows and associated microbiological risks to EU supply chains. Illicit seed trade undermines phytosanitary security, agricultural...
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 8-methyldecan-2-yl propanoate
31/07/2026 - The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State Austria...
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Trichoderma asperellum T34
31/07/2026 - The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State...
Seeds of Triumph: U.P. Farmers Celebrate Breakthrough in Maize Seed Production
- The states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana in South Asia serve as major hubs, supplying most (~85%) of the maize hybrid seed not only to other maize-growing states in India but also to...
From proof of concept to practice: why Zimbabwe needs clear SPT guidelines now
- Zimbabwe’s seed sector has reached an important moment. The recent conversation on Seed Production Technology (SPT) was not simply another technical workshop. It was a test of whether the...
Niab’s Scott Raffle awarded Prestigious RHS award
- Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Scott Raffle has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) George Lockie Award for his outstanding contribution to horticulture and the UK fruit...
JRC MARS bulletin : crop monitoring in Europe. Vol. 34 No. 6, July 2026
26/07/2026 - Repeated heatwaves shortened the grain-filling phase of winter crops and brought forward the harvest, which has already been completed in the south and is progressing elsewhere. EU yield forecasts...