Seeds
Advances in conventional and precision
Technologies in Plant breeding
Gene editing: bearing fruit in 2024
Long read
As crops with novel properties appear in farmers’ fields and the first gene-edited foods appear on supermarket shelves, how much do we know about the technology and where will it take our food?
by Tom Allen-stevens
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.
Rice breeding takes a giant leap
Short read
A breakthrough in rice cloning could revolutionize plant breeding, bringing down hybrid seed production...
by Mike Abram
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
The journey of a seed
Corteva Agriscience Feature
Farmers need innovative new varieties to stay ahead of changes in growing environments, and...