May 5, 2025

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China releases Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (The National Law Review)

May 4, 2025

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India approves first genome-edited rice varieties (Nature)

May 2, 2025

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China revises regulations on protection of new plant varieties (China Daily)

May 1, 2025

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Recap of the 2025 China Seed Congress

‘Major breakthrough’: A natural gene variant protects rice from heat waves - Discovery could help crop breeders preserve grain quality and harvest size as climate changes (Science)

China ramps up GM corn planting, but state controls, patchy trials keep industry guessing (Reuters)

When weeds team up: biocontrols to curb invasive plants might be helping them instead

People’s Republic of China notified the National Standard for Legume Herbage Seed (Draft for Comments) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/TBT/N/CHN/2053

Herbicide and acid tolerance key to lentil growth in Western Australia - Overcoming agronomic constraints will accelerate the development of a WA lentils industry

Seed of AGT Clearfield varieties now able to be legally traded between growers

April 30, 2025

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APSA, Asian & Pacific Seed Alliance, newsletter, April 2025

La Chine intensifie la culture du maïs génétiquement modifié, mais les contrôles étatiques et les essais disparates laissent l'industrie dans l'incertitude (ZoneBourse)

Syngenta Group reports Q1 2025 results
先正达集团公布2025年第一季度业绩

April 29, 2025

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Australia - Grain and feed, annual report

New Zealand - Grain and feed, annual report

New pangenome analysis uncovers genetic key to larger peanut yields

Genetic foundations of wheat germplasm

Heat tolerance traits identified

Adama reports first quarter 2025 results

April 28, 2025

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Syngenta creates locally-adapted, disease-resistant vegetable seeds (AgroSpectrum)

Resilient tomato production: Salicrop is navigating salinity and heat stress across 7 global locations

April 25, 2025

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Australia - Profitable legumes becoming a reality

Counterfeit seeds hurt farmers, undermine food security (Pakistan Observer)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) recommends fodder crop developed by Birsa Agricultural University scientists (The Pioneer)

April 24, 2025

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China - Cotton and products, annual report

Malaysia - Grain and feed, annual report

April 23, 2025

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Explore the future of space-ready plants at the Perth Garden Show

The Philippines - National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) promote investment-targeting solutions for sustainable rice and water management in The Philippines

Two Decades of Bt Cotton in India: Impact and Policy Imperatives

Chinese scientists engineer rice and wheat to produce coenzyme Q (CoQ10) for better nutrition (Nutrition Insight)