May 1, 2026

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Purging a pepper plague: WorldVeg fights black thrips in India’s chili fields

Triple tomato breakthrough: WorldVeg pioneers insect resistance, virus tolerance, and market-ready traits

April 29, 2026

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Identification of a key gene that enables tomato seed germination under high-temperature conditions

April 27, 2026

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Smart technology transforms maize breeding (People's Daily)

April 24, 2026

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Australia - Project charging towards disease-resistant lupins

Pairwise licenses Fulcrum platform to CSIRO, Australia's national science agency

April 21, 2026

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A greater focus on roots during plant breeding could ensure staple grain crops continue to feed the world as recycled nutrients substitute conventional fertilisers in the future, a University of Queensland study has found

April 17, 2026

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Gene discovery opens new path for disease-resistant rice breeding

April 15, 2026

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Japanese startup Culta raises JPY 700 million in Pre-Series A round to build the world’s fastest non-GMO and non-gene-edited crop breeding platform

Australia - Renewed effort to supercharge faba bean breeding and expansion

April 14, 2026

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InterGrain named as partner in faba bean breeding program (Grain Central)

April 10, 2026

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Building on success: University of Western Australia and African partners advance ACIAR-funded rapid-cooking bean breeding

April 8, 2026

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China's smart breeding industry blossoming in glow of AI-driven tech (Xinhua)

April 2, 2026

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Omics consortium established to supercharge climate-adapted wheat breeding

April 1, 2026

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CIMMYT and Uzbekistan strengthen partnership to advance climate-resilient wheat systems

March 31, 2026

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Unlocking designed roots for future cereal crops

March 30, 2026

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ICARDA strengthens India’s pulse research with inauguration of food legume research facilities

March 19, 2026

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OzBarley: A genetic and phenotypic data resource capturing the Australian barley breeding history (Nature)

March 18, 2026

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World first hybrid grass breakthrough could open new doors for future pastures (Scoop)

March 17, 2026

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Pakistan - Government plans use of AI to develop improved crop varieties (APP)

Hyperseeds: Embracing AI to find solutions for New Zealand's seed industry

March 13, 2026

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Western Australia - The Western Crop Genetics Alliance is celebrating its tenth anniversary, with the Cook Government committing more than $3 million for another decade of collaboration with Murdoch University to continue driving new frontiers in genetics research

March 10, 2026

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ICRISAT, University of Queensland partner to accelerate climate-resilient crop breeding for dryland farmers (Telangana Today)

March 9, 2026

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‘Tasty’ genebank tools to propel crop advances - New digital tools are set to unlock the potential of plant genetic resources stored in the Australian Grains Genebank to accelerate the development of improved varieties

Australia - Trait discovery made easy: the OzBarley project’s game-changing approach

March 6, 2026

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Australia - Western Crop Genetics Alliance renewed for another decade, building on 10 years of landmark agricultural research

February 20, 2026

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Shandong Agricultural University researchers redefine Green Revolution genes for modern wheat 

Kashmir scientists develop wheat varieties to solve crop cycle issue (The Hindu)

February 12, 2026

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Wheat for the world: CIMMYT scientist honored as global research delivers local impact - Velu Govindan, CIMMYT Principal Scientist and Wheat Breeder, is visiting Australia to deliver the Derek Tribe Address, advancing climate resilient and zinc enriched wheat to strengthen global food and nutrition security

February 9, 2026

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ICARDA strengthens India’s pulse research ecosystem with the Inauguration of Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) facilities in Amlaha