Seeds

Advances in conventional and precision

Technologies in Plant Breeding

Gene Editing: the Growing Sense of Opportunity

Long read

Fresh perspectives are paving the way for a boom in precision-bred crops.

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Seeds For Prosperity

Q&A

Last year’s World Food Prize laureates have played pivotal roles in establishing, operating, and...

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Creating Wheat Superheroes

Op-ed

A decade ago, a public-private partnership was formed to try to increase the yield...

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Lasting Genes

Short read

Gene editing is set to give food a longer shelf and fridge life, helping...

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How Gene Editing is Bearing Fruit

Long read

As crops with novel properties appear in farmers’ fields and the first gene-edited foods...

by Tom Allen-stevens

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Attacking Farmers’ Problems with New Breeding Technology

Corteva Agriscience Feature

With Corteva Agriscience’s unique gene-editing know-how, researchers fine-tune crops for better performance.

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Rice Breeding Takes a Giant Leap

Short read

A breakthrough in rice cloning could revolutionize plant breeding, bringing down hybrid seed production costs and allowing nations to grow more from less.

by Mike Abram

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The Trait That Could Transform Wheat Farming

Short read

The discovery of a grass that makes its own antibiotics may have wide-reaching implications...

by Tom Allen-Stevens

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The Journey of a Seed

Corteva Agriscience Feature

Farmers need innovative new varieties to stay ahead of changes in growing environments, and...

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