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  1. Super-Powered Population Genomics: Watermelon SuperPangenome Paves The Way For Precision Breeding 5/5/2026

    Watermelon is a quintessential summertime fruit, evoking images of warm, sunny afternoons and cookouts with friends and family.

  2. Cibus Announces Transfer Of Gene-Edited Herbicide Tolerance Traits In Interoc Rice Seeds For Testing And Production 5/4/2026

    Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS), a leading agricultural technology company specializing in the development and licensing of high-value plant traits, today announced the transfer of gene-edited materials for herbicide tolerance in rice to its partner, Interoc.

  3. Plants Walk A Fine Line Between Growth And Defense 5/4/2026

    Salicylic acid, the active molecule in aspirin and some acne medications, is a hormone in plants that is essential for immunity, but it’s a double-edged sword: Too much can cause autoimmunity and stunt growth.

  4. Plant Genes Influence Bacterial Evolution In Legume-Bacteria Partnership 5/4/2026

    Legumes like soybeans, alfalfa, peas, beans, peanuts and many more have a remarkable ability: They can partner with soil bacteria called rhizobia to capture nitrogen from the air in a biological process called nitrogen fixation.

  5. Breeding Durum Wheat – Together With Farmers 5/3/2026

    ICARDA and the Crop Trust are involving Moroccan farmers in developing and selecting climate-resilient durum wheat varieties derived from crop wild relatives to improve adoption, resilience, and food security.

  6. Can Crops Grow With Less Fertilizer Without Losing Yield? ICRISAT's Trailblazing Research Says, 'Yes' 5/1/2026

    The ICRISAT-led study on Sorghum provides new genetic insights into how crops can maintain productivity with significantly lower nitrogen inputs, offering a transformative solution to one of global agriculture’s most pressing challenges: sustaining high food production while reducing the environmental and financial costs of synthetic fertilizers.

  7. Rockwell Automation Partnering With Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin And Fork Farms To Create Clock Tower Farms 5/1/2026

    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced the creation of Clock Tower Farms with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, the largest hunger relief organization in Wisconsin.

  8. Compact & Powerful Double Planetary Mixer For Lab And Pilot-Scaling 4/30/2026

    ROSS has delivered an ergonomic and powerful Double Planetary Mixer Model DPM-10 engineered for high-viscosity and specialty material processing in laboratory and pilot-scale operations.

  9. AI-Powered Forecasts Sharpen Early Warning For Destructive Crop Pest 4/30/2026

    What if farmers could see a pest outbreak coming before the insect ever had a chance to damage their crop?

  10. New Research Challenges Conventional Methods For Increasing Cuticle Deposition In Cherries & Apples 4/30/2026

    New research published in HortScience provides significant insights into the limitations of current strategies used to manage fruit cracking and improve fruit quality through cuticle modification.