Key Wheat Genes That Control Plant Height and Grain Size Identified
Rothamsted scientists have revealed how a group of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain formation…
New Technique Silences Plant Genes to Boost Crop Yields
A research team from the Higher Council of Scientific Research (CSIC), part of the Ministry of Science, Innovation…
Denmark’s EU Council Presidency Puts PRM and NGT in the Spotlight
On July 1, 2025, Denmark assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, part of…
A Life in Seeds: Päivi Mannerkorpi Reflects on Two Decades of EU Leadership
Retiring EU official on seed laws, international cooperation, and Europe’s plant breeding future. WHY IT MATTERS For more…
IPK Researchers Tap Genetic Power of Barley’s Wild Cousin
Wild relatives of cultivated crops offer crucial genetic diversity, providing a reservoir of traits that can help improve…
CRISPR-Based Gene Editing Reveals Complex Multigenic Traits in Tomatoes
Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s School of Plant Sciences and Food Security have developed a crop-specific gene editing…
Smarter Wheat on the Horizon: Drones and Genetics Lead the Way
A new study led by researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the Hebrew University…
Researchers Uncover Key Genes Shared by All Grasses
A newly developed computational biology pipeline has identified over 13,000 groups of protein-coding genes conserved across all grasses,…