June 3, 2025

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Recycling signalling molecules allows plants to survive environmental stresses - Newly discovered mechanism paves the way for improved crop resilience to unpredictable growing seasons

Fungal protein critical to causing fusarium head blight in cereal crops revealed - Enzyme that suppresses plant immune defences could be the key to engineering Fusarium-resistant crop

United Kingdom - New Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) award will aim to deliver a revolution in sustainable agriculture

Cotton virus circulated undetected for nearly 20 years, study finds

June 2, 2025

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Future-proofing agriculture: scientists look to biotechnology to improve crop resilience and nutritional value

Scientists look to biotechnology to improve crop resilience and nutritional value - A new project, funded by a £8.5M grant from the UK Government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), will leverage advances in engineering biology to establish synthetic plant chromosome (synPAC) technologies

AI deciphers plant DNA: Language models set to transform genomics and agriculture

Pushing the boundaries for plants of the future - Max Planck Institute receives funding for visionary research on optimized genomes
Millionenförderung für Pflanzen der Zukunft - Max-Planck-Institut erhält Förderung für Forschung an universellem Chloroplasten-Genom

University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) - Agricultural Genomics Research Center nears completion

May 30, 2025

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Lessons learnt from the Nordic project on crop wild relatives published

Protein Industries Canada launches C$15 million in genomics and AI programs to strengthen Canada’s agrifood sector - Programs will advance initiatives to enhance Canada’s global position in ingredient innovation — from farm to fork

May 29, 2025

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Researchers uncover key molecular module behind heat-induced leaf senescence in tall fescue

Don’t like the taste of faba beans? Research helps improve the flavour of faba bean products

University of Saskatchewan graduate explores economics of Canadian wheat genetic improvement

Plant disease research that helps Western Australia’s grains industry to thrive has been profiled at the recent Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference in Sydney

Weed Science Society of America unveils its weed management priorities amid concerning federal cost cuts to agriculture research

Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) invests in future of barley breeding with University of Saskatchewan research expansion

Phytobiomes Alliance newsletter, May 2025

May 28, 2025

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New azole resistance mechanism identified in European Phoma stem canker fungus - Control of associated oilseed rape diseases likely to be more challenging

IBERS at Aberystwyth University researchers help uncover how a bacterial molecule reprograms plant defences - Breakthrough published in Science could pave the way for novel crop protection strategies

CONASE - Nuovo centro di ricerca - Qualche giorno fa abbiamo inaugurato il rinnovato centro di ricerca e accompagnato tantissime persone a visitare i nostri campi sperimentali

Project unravels interaction between lettuce and Fusarium fungus - €1.5 million funding to combat lettuce disease

Rapid DNA repair keeps genome stable - Repair of double-strand breaks in nuclear DNA provides effective protection against the integration of foreign DNA from chloroplasts

From Ireland to Iowa: Jack Moran explores perennial ground covers in corn systems

May 27, 2025

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Researchers unveil epigenetic mechanism of cold adaptation in rice

Less bitter, just as satiating - New study on pea protein hydrolysates delivers surprising findings
Weniger bitter, genauso sättigend – Neue Studie zu Erbsenproteinhydrolysaten liefert überraschende Erkenntnisse

May 26, 2025

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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South

Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces 2025 WIT Early Career awardees

SBR (Syndrom Basses Richesses) und RTD (Rubbery Taproot Disease, “Gummirübe”): Forschung für die Praxis

Global partnership on wheat adaptation - New collaborative laboratory will allow researchers to share expertise between Australia and France to boost wheat yields in the changing climate