Seeds
Advances in conventional and precision
Technologies in Plant Breeding
How Gene Editing is Bearing Fruit
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...