January 09
Danforth Center
scientists identify technology to reduce the spread of rice
tungro bacilliform virus (RTVB) - Discovery may lead
to increased rice crop yields
Scientists aim to spike
biochemical punch bowl of soybean cyst nematode
Científicos usan el sabotaje bioquímico contra el nematodo
del quiste de la soya
Embrapa
desenvolve nova metodologia de transformação genética do
feijão caupi - Pesquisa vai incrementar o desenvolvimento de
variedades com resistência a doenças
December 08
With $1.1 million
grant from the United Soybean Board, University of Missouri
researchers will construct comprehensive database of all
proteins and metabolites in soybeans - Database will help
breeders engineer better performing plants
Across the
Americas, squash and gourd bees are superb pollinators
Por todas las Américas, las abejas de la calabaza son
polinizadores estupendas
Seed Biotechnology
Center at UC Davis recognizes new University Research Partners
USDA/ERS breefing:
U.S. agricultural
research and productivity
Brown University
chemist finds gene that enables gray mold to kill plant cells
Workshop on the
role of marker assisted selection in breeding varieties for
organic agriculture
Newsletter on
organic seeds and plant breeding, Issue IV / 2008
Iowa Soybean
Association honors Iowa State University spybean scientist Dr.
Walt Fehr with a Lifetime Achievement Award
New Oregon State
University turf expert isn't letting grass grow under his feet
Biotechnology is
helping the fight against climate change, according to
Australian BRS report
Desarrolla Cuba
cultivos genéticamente modificados
Europaweit
einmalige Stiftungsprofessur von KWS SAAT AG und Universität
Hohenheim zeichnet Evolution nach, um verloren geglaubte
Pflanzeneigenschaften zu retten
Experimental soybeans sabotage soybean cyst nematode with its
own gene
Semillas de soya experimentales sabotean un nematodo con su
propio gen
Purdue University
researchers find nature's shut-off switch for cellulose
production
$6.8 million grant
to speed development of new wheat varieties at UC Davis
A cultura de
tecidos e o melhoramento genético vegetal
Nanotechnology may be used for food safety
La nanotecnología
podría ser usada para aumentar la seguridad alimentaria
New research from
the University of Bristol could lead to improved crop yields
United Kingdom's
National Institute of Agricultural Botany issues open invitation
to members of new Defra Food Policy Council
HortResearch and
Crop & Food Research merge to form New Zealand Institute for
Plant and Food Research
Kansas State
University wheat breeder takes new approach to leaf rust
resistance
Arcadia
Biosciences and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation
enter into agreement for development of improved African rice -
Agreement to build upon existing compensation-free license
agreement for nitrogen use efficient and salt-tolerant rice by
engaging in critical development activities
U.S. Department of
Energy Joint Genome Institute completes soybean genome
- Soybean genome
is anything but simple, says Purdue University researcher
Evogene and
Biogemma show increased corn yield in field trials - Corn
containing Evogene discovered genes show significant yield
increases under both normal and drought conditions
Danforth Center
receives two major grants from Missouri Life Sciences Research
Board
Kenya Agricultural
Research Institute Biotechnology Center launches insect-proof
biosafety greenhouse
Asian grasslands
may hold global promise
Praderas asiáticas podrían rendir información útil para todo
el mundo
Washington
University researchers solve piece of large-scale gene silencing
mystery
New research shows
how a bacterium disables tomato plant's intruder detection
systems
PSR Global
Genetics expands its corn breeding operations in South America
Nature names CSIRO
crop researcher as one of five crop researchers who could change
the world
Broccoli compound
targets key enzyme in late-stage cancer
University of
Kentucky researchers lead the way in anthracnose stalk rot
research
Epigénétique
végétale, entre l’inné et l’acquis - l’Atelier International
Epigénétique Végétale 2008 se tiendra au Cirad de Montpellier
ICAC Task Force on
Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton
(CSITC) announces 2009 Round Trials
Nuclear science for food security:
International Atomic Energy Agency
says plant breeding technique can
help beat world hunger
Plants display
'molecular amnesia' - Discovery an important step in genomics
research and quest for better crops
Les plantes présentent une forme d' «amnésie moléculaire» -
Decouverte d'une etape importante dans la recherche genomique et
l'amelioration des cultures
USDA's Discovery
Award honors rice research
Evogene and Bayer
CropScience to evaluate additional genes for rice yield
improvement
Arcadia
Biosciences receives $3.6 million USAID grant to develop
improved crops in India - Nitrogen use efficient, salt-tolerant
and water use efficient crops can improve food security, farm
income and the environment in India
CAST publication
on Gene Flow in Alfalfa highlighted at the 2008 38th California
Alfalfa & Forage Symposium
Bean rust (Uromyces
appendiculatus) disease resistance
Tool helps identify gene
function in soybeans, could lead to better crop performance, say
University of Missouri researchers
2nd World Seed Conference
to be held on September 8-10, 2009 in Rome, Italy
USDA/ARS plant geneticists develop world's
first leafminer-resistant green leaf lettuce
Nueva lechuga de hoja
tiene resistencia a las moscas minadoras de las hojas
November 08
Genetically
modified crops: tools for insect pest and weed control in cotton
and canola
Boll weevil
feeding habits now better understood
Costumbres alimentarias del gorgojo del algodón ahora mejor
entendidas
Experimental plots of pennycress tested for biodiesel potential
Científicos
estudian el potencial del carraspique como una fuente de
biocombustible
ICRISAT creates
impacts in Africa
Coleoptile counts
in barley breeding
Chinese scientists
call for enhancing studies on chromosome engineering in plants
Doenças do trigo
causada por Pseudomonas syringae patovars
Kansas State
University entomologist study wheat plant genes affected by
aphids to create low-risk method of pest management
Plants grow bigger
and more vigorously through changes in their internal clocks
Studying the impact of Bt crops:
Non-target insects probably affected more by insecticides than
by Bt crops
El impacto de los cultivos Bt: Los insectos no objetivo
afectados más por los insecticidas que por los cultivos Bt
The Samuel Roberts
Noble Foundation and BASF Plant Science collaborate on crop
productivity - Collaboration aims to develop genetic traits that
help improve plants’ health and yield
World experts welcome wind of change in Africa’s rice research
Les
experts du monde entier accueillent le vent du changement dans
le domaine de la recherche rizicole en Afrique
AgResearch
scientists overcome first hurdle in finding treatment for
ryegrass staggers
Crop Science names
Iowa State University agronomy professor as new editor
Recursos genéticos
de cereais de inverno
Independent
scientists determine that conclusions of Austrian mouse study
are flawed: no evidence of risk of GM crops
Effektive
Kontrolle mit stabilen Isotopen – Wissenschaftler prüfen
Anwendbarkeit für forstliches Saatgut
USDA/ARS scientists identify key
gene that protects sorghum in
acidic soils
Secretos de la supervivencia del sorgo en los suelos ácidos
Soybean grant
gives researchers tools to unravel better bean - University of
Georgia researcher works to identify functions of soybean genes
Brasil:
Fundo de Pesquisa
recebe R$ 7,8 milhões
University of
Alberta research finds way to double rice crops in
drought-stricken areas
New bioinformatic
tools accelerate genome assembly
Increasing calcium in carrots and other vegetables
Aumentando el
calcio en las zanahorias y otras verduras
Increasing grain
yield and improving adaptation of pearl lupin (Lupinus
mutabilis)
Welternährung -
Pflanzen für die Menschheit
Alberta iCORE
researcher leads international genome project - C$2 million
supports DNA sequencing of 1,000 plant species
A big bunch of
tomatoes?
New gene silencing
pathway found in plants
Root-knot Nematode
resistant bell peppers
Regulatory genes
control a key morphological and ecological trait transferred
between species
A rapid,
non-invasive procedure for quantitative assessment of drought
survival using chlorophyll fluorescence
Root-knot
nematode, the silent thief that steals cotton patch profits
El euro que se
invierte en agricultura es el euro más rentable en ayuda al
desarrollo
New genetic
resources for cereal crops
Nuevos recursos genéticos para los cultivos cereales
Purdue University
study is a step toward disease-resistant crops, sustainability
Pollinator decline
is not reducing crop yields just yet
Bayer CropScience
CEO opens new rice development center in Thailand
Bayer CropScience-Vorstandschef eröffnet neues
Reis-Entwicklungszentrum in Thailand
Annuals converted into perennials - Only two genes make the
difference between herbaceous plants and trees
U.S. National
Research Council report: "Achievements of the National Plant
Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology (2008)"
USDA/ARS to release advanced drought-hardy soybean breeding
lines with stamina
Líneas de
soya con resistencia a la sequía
Republic of the
Philippines leads in development of GM crops in Southeast Asia
Gene-silencing technique to be
deployed against soybean fungus
Técnica del
silenciamiento de genes será usada contra un hongo de soya
National Institute of
Agricultural Botany (NIAB) course plugs vital skills gap in training for
plant breeders
Bayer CropScience and the
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences sign memorandum of
understanding, initiate joint projects in seeds and traits business
development
Bayer CropScience und die Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
unterzeichnen Vereinbarung Strategische Partnerschaft zum Ausbau des
Saatgut- und Traitsgeschäfts
Corngrass:
youthful plant may quicken biofuels research
El pasto de maíz podría acelerar las
investigaciones sobre los biocombustibles
Arcadia's Nitrogen Use
Efficiency (NUE) technology produces plants with yields that are
equivalent to conventional varieties but which require significantly
less nitrogen fertilizer
October 08
University of
Adelaide researchers identify new sources of stem and leaf rust
resistance in wild grasses relatives of wheat
U.S. consumers are looking to
sustainable food production to feed global population -
Latest
IFIC survey
also
shows stable
attitudes on using biotechnology for food production
Evolution de la
flore adventice du tournesol sur 30 ans
Deutsche
Gemeinschaft zur Förderung der privaten deutschen
Pflanzenzüchtung: Trockenstress-tolerante Zierpflanzen - BMELV
gibt Startschuss für zukunftsweisendes Forschungsprojekt
Wheat genetic
resources enhancement by the International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Lancaster
University researchers investigate whether dipping seeds in an
acid could make spraying pesticides in later life unnecessary
ECO-PB newsletter
on organic seeds and plant breeding, Issue III / 2008
Corn researchers
discover novel gene shut-off mechanisms
Utrecht University
researcher grows roots on upper part of plant - Modification
could be help improve crop yields and efficiency
Crop Genome
Informatics Laboratory at Iowa State University is largest in
the USA
US$2 million
available to address Michigan's plant agriculture research and
education challenges
International Food Information
Council publishes "The
2008 Food
Biotechnology: A Study of US Consumer Trends Survey"
"New Horizons in
Plant Sciences for Human Health and the Environment," a new
primer that explores the potential of the National Plant Genome
Initiative and the future of plant sciences
University of
Florida renews site license for Ariadne’s Pathway Studio
software for medical and agricultural-related gene expression
and proteomics studies
U.S. National
Science Foundation awards 20 new projects for plant genome
research
Cereals transgènics
per pal·liar la fam
Cereales transgénicos para paliar el hambre
Investigadores de
la Universidad de Lérida trabajan sobre cereales enriquecidos
para el Tercer Mundo
Science explains
why the tomato grew big
Rosetta Genomics
leverages its MicroRNA platform technologies to launch plant
biotech initiative
VIB scientists
unveil mechanism for ‘up and down’ in plants
Female plant
'communicates' rejection or acceptance of male - University of
Missouri researcher identifies pollen proteins that provide
insight into the fertilization process
Origin of root
offshoots revealed − possible basis for new ecological
agricultural applications
Calantia Biotech y
BASF Plant Science firman acuerdo de explotación de patentes
para el aumento del rendimiento de los cultivos
Calantia Biotech and BASF Plant Science enter into licensing
agreement targeting improved crop yields
Calantia Biotech et BASF Plant Science signent un accord
d'exploitation de brevets pour l'amélioration du rendement des
cultures
Scientists explains flowering
plants' 'double fertilisation' process
Iowa State
University's Seed Science Center's new addition opens
New rice breeding
lines in the pipeline at University of Arkansas' Rice Research
and Extension Center
Identification of
genetic markers for lodging resistance in wheat
Global Information
on Germplasm Accessions project to ease access to global
genebanks
Researchers develop
calcium-biofortified lettuce lines
Scientists propose
the creation of a new type of seed bank that will help
understanding of evolution and climate change
BASF Plant Science
and University of Manitoba announce licensing agreement on
promising plant biotechnology discovery - Gene discovery linked
to increase in yield for major crops
Department of
Agriculture and Food grains extension officer Ian Pritchard to
oversee pulse breeding in Western Australia
Germany:
New biosafety
research projects to focus on methods to prevent a spread of GM
plants
La fédération
nationale de la production des semences de maïs et de sorgho
(FNPSMS) finance la recherche sur une maladie orpheline, le
syndrome néphrotique
Successful first
American Seed Research Summit outlines path forward
Do European
consumers buy GM foods?
Un completo estudio
sobre variedades de maíz Bt
Doriane S.A.,
publisher of LABKEY software, continues to grow in Europe and
signs on its first American customers
New tool probes
function of rice genes
South African core
lab adopts Affymetrix technology for genomic studies
US Department of
Agriculture awards more than $28 million in specialty crop
research
Bayer CropScience editorial:
“We need a second
green revolution” - Safeguarding food for a growing world
population
Michigan State
University scientists find new gene that helps plants beat the
heat
La mejora genética
de plantas, una técnica de presente y futuro
Genetically enhancing the
scent of flowers
Mejorando el
aroma de las flores
Un premier pas vers le
séquençage du génome du blé : la carte physique du plus grand de ses
chromosomes
The first step towards
sequencing the wheat genome: the physical map of its largest chromosome
A giant leap for wheat
genome
More research needed to
make good on biofuel promise, experts say
The African Crop Science
Society and its impact on the agricultural research in Africa
September 08
Structures of
important plant viruses determined - Findings may lead to new
ways to protect crops and make other useful products
Database will
disclose promising wheats’ genetic identity
Base de datos revelará la identidad genética de trigos
prometedores
Syngenta and
Metabolon Inc. in collaborative research agreement for
biochemical profiling technology
Pakistan's Ayub
Agricultural Research Institute develops UG99 resistant wheat
variety
Scientists
identify gene that may contribute to improved rice yield
Australian OGTR:
New biology
document - The Biology of Zea mays ssp mays (maize or corn) in
Australia
Experiment demonstrates
110 years of sustainable agriculture
Vietnamese government
grants VND 500 billion for top agricultural research
African agricultural
research 'neglected ' by donor policies
World's crops to be
screened for climate traits
Michigan State University
recognized for specialty crop leadership with a $5.4 million USDA/CSREES
grant
Crop & Food Research and
HortResearch to merge
IFPRI report:
International
Agricultural Research for Food Security, Poverty Reduction, and the
Environment: What to Expect from Scaling Up CGIAR Investments and “Best
Bet” Programs
Hot topic: Multi-disease
resistant chili lines for higher yields and income
American Seed Research
Summit to address major challenges to future seed research
CIMMYT e-newsletter vol
5 no 9
- September 2008
- Progress in breeding
some staple crops with high iron content advances the fight
against micronutrient malnutrition in tropical Africa and Asia
Wageningen UR's
'Bodemgezondheidsdag' (National Healthy Soil Day) a great
success with breeders, scientists, policymakers
Wageningen UR's
Unifarm: unique, versatile and centrally located
Department of
Agriculture, Western Australia undertakes research on how cereal
crops respond to frost
ICRISAT to
re-establish center in Nigeria
Making
fluorescent markers for corn tissues
Marcadores fluorescentes en los tejidos de maíz
USDA's CSREES
awards US$1 million renewal grant to map wheat chromosome
Researchers find
an essential gene for forming ears of corn
AgResearch
Professorial Fellowship in Plant Breeding marks revival of plant
breeding education at Massey and Lincoln Universities, New
Zealand
Formula
discovered for longer plant life - Max Planck Institute
molecular biologists discover how the growth of leaves and the
aging process of plants are coordinated
Rice protein
identified that moderates resistance to infectious disease
DuPont opens
facility for corn research in Bangalore, India
Genedata Screener
6.0 expands into time series data analysis with new kinetics
analyzer module
Long-distance
pollen flow assessment through evaluation of pollinator foraging
range suggests transgene escape distances
Syngenta
significantly expands investment in Hawaii with purchase of 848
acres in Kunia to expand research operations
Research pushes
back crop development 10,000 years
Iowa State
University wins $18.5 million grant to create NSF Engineering
Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
Global Crop
Diversity Trust scientists accelerate search for traits that
could arm agriculture against the impact of future changes
Monsanto Company
supports plant breeding and genetics at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
CSREES awards
more than US$9 million in grants to study fruit, vegetables and
sunflower genomes
Weed control
additive diquat does not make glyphosate more effective
New research
could help breeders to develop pea varieties able to withstand
drought stress and climate change
Kenya launches
research maize screening site
What we don't know about
biofuels - Energy Biosciences Institute
director Chris Sommerville on the quest to 'decarbonize' and
create next-generation fuels
Miscanthus offers
clues to growing corn in cooler climes, University of Illinois
researchers report
Scientists are
cracking the genetic code of weeds
New Zealand
genomics infrastructure will accelerate research
Markers for rice
blast resistance discovered
Marcadores genéticos descubiertos para resistencia al añublo
del arroz
A
little grass called Brachypodium will be a big help in
biofuels research
Una hierba
pequeña podría ayudar a investigar los biocombustibles
New
CAST publication: "Gene Flow in Alfalfa: Biology, Mitigation,
and Potential Impact on Production"
Economic value of insect
pollination worldwide estimated at 153 billion euros
Bestäubung durch
Insekten schafft 150 Milliarden Euro - erstmals globaler
ökonomischer Wert der Bestäuber geschätzt
L'activité
pollinisatrice des insectes dans le monde estimée à 153
milliards d'euros par an
ISB News Report
- Low acrylamide French fries and potato chips
- Improved drought stress tolerance in maize
- Minding your Ps and Qs at the PTO
- Using insect-resistant GM crops within IPM programs
- Online bibilography of assessment studies on GE crops
New technology
could enable crops to grow using salty groundwater
Monsanto sees
growing opportunity for biotech traits globally - R&D pipeline
products poised to deliver yield benefits and value to farmers
Monsanto
scientists are a step closer to unlocking greater yield
potential of corn - Agriculture company produces genetic
blueprint of female corn line
EU scientific
study gauges current approaches to addressing potential health
effects from genetically modified food and animal feed
Wageningen
University and bioinformatics software company DNAStar sign
Lasergene site license agreement for plant research
Digest - Crop & Food Research's quarterly newsletter
- Developing plants with
better roots
- NZ$10
million annual investment in crop and food research
Rapeseed crop can help
clean up toxic soils
BioGENEius shines through
at Saturn Biotech
CIMMYT e-newsletter:
The journey of a
seed
Plant Breeding
Academy at UC Davis trains international plant breeders
Iowa State
University reception highlights soybean research
China to launch
$3.5 billion research project on GM crops
New crop data
generated by John Innes Centre transformation resource
How are
herbicides discovered?
Mechanical
methods offer alternatives to reducing weed seedbank persistence
Agricultural
developments 'fail to reach farmers', warn African scientists
New crop model
should speed resistance to wheat diseases
Nuevo modelo podría acelerar el desarrollo de resistencia a
enfermedades del trigo
Tracking and
taming a tomato virus
Siguiendo y domando un virus del tomate
Genedata confirms
Bio-IT leadership for agricultural R&D with BASF Plant Science
license agreement
Iowa State
University researchers help map first plant-parasitic nematode
genome sequence
Importance of
barley plumpness and protein for malt quality
North Dakota
State University studies economics of switchgrass as fuel
University of Georgia
researcher studies sunflower potential
New fungal
finding could mean better bio-insecticide
Descubrimiento sobre un hongo podría
llevar a un mejor bioinsecticida
Besserer Pflanzenschutz
durch technische Innovationen
August 08
Indian Council of
Agricultural Research develops first hybrid of Indian mustard
Philippines to
develop corn varieties resistant to downy mildew using
marker-assisted selection
Philippine Rice
Research Institute develops 3-in-1 rice variety
Cargill expands
Specialty Canola Innovation Center in Fort Collins, Colorado
Government of
Canada invests C$3 million in oilseed research
Le gouvernement du Canada investit C$3 million dans la
recherche sur les oléagineux
University of
Western Australia to establish International Centre for Plant
Breeding Education and Research
GIPB Knowledge
Resource Center launches Plant Breeding Electronic Journal Club
Sélection
variétale : la modélisation confère au généticien le regard du
physiologiste
Key discovered to
cold tolerance in corn - Longer growing season, growth in colder
regions possible
Wheat breeder
Professor Stephen Jones named Director of Washington State
University's Research and Extension Center at Mount Vernon
Corn genetics may
lead to next generation of plant-based biofuels
Jared Diamond to
open international symposium on agricultural biodiversity at the
University of California, Davis
ADM, Deere and
Monsanto to collaborate on corn stover research
CGIAR Generation
Challenge Programme calls for proposals on Genotyping Support
Service
New DuPont laser
technology speeds development of higher yielding corn and
soybeans
African scientists
reveal origins of maize streak virus
DuPont boosts seed
research in Europe to extend leadership position - Two new
state-of-the-art research centers to deliver higher yielding
corn and sunflower hybrids
Texas AgriLife
Research breeder develops drought-tolerant corn
Molecular plant
breeding as the foundation for 21st century crop improvement
Idaho State
University professor attempts to create drought-resistant spuds,
soybeans
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
and Enterprise Minnesota kick-off collaboration - Lean product
design and development training program to increase
efficiencies, reduce waste
Healthy honey bees
is goal of multi-institutional research team
USDA germplasm center celebrates 50th anniversary
Centro para la preservación de
germoplasma celebra su 50º aniversario
Michigan State
University’s discovery of plant protein holds promise for
biofuel production
ISB News Report
- Field-evolved insect resistance to transgenic Bt crops
- Trends in pesticide use on transgenic vs. conventional crops
Washington State University
wheat breeder will partner in multi-nation, $9 million EU grant
University of California
Riverside graduate student discovers, names bacterium linked to psyllid
yellows
Easy threshing of research
seed lots now possible
Scientists discover new
plant hormone
Nonviable seeds may contain
research-quality DNA
Semillas no viables podrían contener ADN de suficiente calidad para
investigaciones
DuPont Rynaxypyr wins 2008
R&D 100 Award - Novel chemistry in new insect control products
recognized as a top technology by Research & Development magazine
Plant research branches out
at the University of Queensland
Découverte du rôle d'une
nouvelle hormone végétale dans la ramification des plantes
Update on
the
Plant
Breeding
Electronic
Journal
Club
Bayer CropScience licenses
Ariadne Pathway Studio with ResNet Plant database
New Cornell University
institute focuses on invasive species
New method discovered to
make potatoes resistant to Phytophthora
Los cultivos transgénicos
tolerantes a la sequía verán la luz en la próxima década
Wheat genotyping: an
invaluable service
Determinando más rápidamente el genotipo del trigo: Un servicio
inestimable
DuPont and Hexima Ltd.
partner to develop and commercialize fungal disease resistance
technology
Tobacco collaboration
between universities benefits all
Canada-China partnership aims to increase
oil yield of canola
Un partenariat
canado-chinois accroîtra le rendement en huile du canola
Plant genetic transformation
mechanisms emerge
Mycogen Seeds
announces temporary R&D breeding station near Huron, South
Dakota
July 08
Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam to invest in high-yield plants for export
Tel Aviv University
researchers root out new and efficient crop plants
GIPB Knowledge
Resource Center launches the Plant Breeding Electronic Journal
Club
Crop Science
Society of America launches The Plant Genome,
international open-access
electronic journal focused on plant genomics research
Groundnut variety
maintenance at Maroua Research Centre in Cameroon
U.S. Department of
Energy and USDA announce more than $10 million in bioenergy
plant feedstock research
Murdoch University
researcher evaluates Russian wheat aphid resistance in wheat and
barley
Collaborative research
project between University of Western Australia and Oman's
Sultan Qaboos University
Plant science
‘research hotel’ launched in Canberra, Australia
ICRISAT now a top
ranking global research institution
Scientists unlock the
key to rice nutrition
USDA/ARS develops
new method that rapidly detects the "genetic fingerprints" of
fungi responsible for millions of dollars in losses
La genética
molecular ayuda a identificar los culpables de las enfermedades
fúngicas
Le premier génome d’un
animal parasite de plantes séquencé: le nématode à galles,
Meloidogyne incognita
Genome sequence of the
metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita
Movement of viruses
between native plants and introduced crops is being investigated
University of Toronto
researchers discover environmental factors linked to sex ratio
of plants
Iowa State University
researchers use baloons to collect plant disease spores
GIPB launches call for
expanded up-to-date information on genetic resources and
breeding of underutilized bioenergy crops jatropha, castor bean,
sugar beet and sweet sorghum
Garden microbe foils
E. coli O157:H7 in laboratory tests
Microbio del jardín frustra E. coli O157:H7 en pruebas de
laboratorio
USDA/CSREES provides
long-term, high-quality investment with coordinated agricultural
projects
Embrapa Trigo reforça
a pesquisa sobre tolerância à seca
Good breeding
increases shelf life - Packaged salad-cut lettuce studied for
stability, freshness
Transgenic rice
resistant to rice blast and sheath blight
Workshop on the use of
modern molecular breeding techniques in plant breeding held in
Nairobi, Kenya
Proteome-wide
characterization of sugarbeet seed vigor and its tissue specific
expression
USDA awards $4.1
million to study colony collapse disorder
Texas AgriLife
Research helps potato chip industry with zebra chip disease
Antimicrobials target
produce pathogens
Los bacteriófagos combaten los patógenos en las verduras
recién cortadas
Hintergrundinformation: Bienenverluste durch insektizide
Saatgutbehandlungsmittel in Deutschland 2008
Australian drought
report pushes alarm bells
Proteome Systems
grants exclusive license to Bayer CropScience for the use of
PXL’s DiagnostIQ test device for innovative applications in two
agricultural fields
United States
Department of Agriculture announces $28.4 million in funding for
specialty crop research
Comprendre la
tolérance des plantes à la sécheresse : du dispositif
expérimental au champ
China approves
transgenic species development program
Iowa State University
researchers study ground cover to reduce impact of biomass
harvest
University of Arizona
researchers engineer self-destructing virus - Their work could
improve our ability to make plants and animals more
virus-resistant
ISB News Report
- Ecological research and risk assessment of genetically
engineered crops
- Honey bees, Bt crops and the role of meta-analysis in risk
assessment
- Ethics of GE plants: towards a better informed and balanced
debate
Plant Powered
Production (P3) research group aims to boost molecular biology
research in Arkansas
Chinese Academy of
Sciences research sheds new light on Asian rice
domestication
Newsletter on
Organic Seeds and Plant Breeding I/2008
- Fortführung der
Sortenevaluierung auf Flut- und Hartbrandanfälligkeit der
Wintergerste
-
Results on smut resistance
of winter barley varieties published
Countering insect
resistance with designer Bt toxins
El aumento del CO2
de la atmósfera incrementa la tolerancia de la cebada a la
salinidad
CO2 increase in the atmosphere augments tolerance
of barley to salinity
University of
Delaware researcher is building a better lima bean
Malawi government
okays research into genetically modified crops
Pathogen genes targeted in
studies to protect salad vegetables
Científicos estudian los genes de patógenos para proteger
las verduras
Soutien unanime à
la recherche sur les OGM : un marché de dupes ?
June 08
INIA Chile - Tierra adentro No.
79:
- 44 años al servicio
de la agricultural nacional
Earliest Mexican
wheats supply latest useful traits
Automating DNA
isolation from cereal crops with Tecan’s magnetic bead
technology
Leading British plant
breeder John Bingham opens new cambridge labs at the National
Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)
IFPRI Policy Brief No. 3
Investing in
agriculture to overcome the world food crisis and reduce poverty
and hunger (PDF)
Watermelon may be the
new passion fruit
Multi-state genomics
research focuses on rice variety improvement
European Commission's
Joint Research Centre produces
first large-scale study on the agronomic and economic
performance of a genetically modified crop cultivated in the
European Union
Evolution of fruit size in tomato
- Mapping the genes that control fruit size in tomato and other
Solanaceae
The 21st century tomato: using
systems biology to model the metabolic networks in tomato fruit
development
Drought tolerance in potatoes:
hunting for drought tolerance genes in ancient Andean landraces
GIPB-Newsletter, Issue
#2 - News from the Plant Breeding Knowledge Resource Center
Early origins of maize
in Mexico
Embrapa Trigo,
Avaliações de safra e manejo na Reunião Brasileira de Pesquisa
do Trigo
Global Partnership
Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB) lauches
its first call for proposals on "Promoting the Use of Crop
Diversity to Help Address Environmental and Climate Challenges"
Global assessment of
plant breeding capacity
Protecting Romaine
lettuce from pathogens
Protegiendo la lechuga romana contra los patógenos
DuPont opens new maize
research center in northern Mexico
The Plant Breeding
Academy at the University of California Davis graduates 15 new
plant breeders
U.S. Farm Bill will
provide critical funding for ag research
New DuPont molecular
markers increase soybean productivity
New University of
Georgia invention effectively kills foodborne pathogens in
minutes
Experts confident that
drought-tolerant crops will be available to farmers in the next
decade
Neue Erkenntnisse zur
Biosicherheit in der ausserhumanen Gentechnologie
Swiss study shows
GMOs safe
ISB News Report
- Information Systems for Biotechnology program to end
- Harmonizing the non-target risk assessment for GM crops
- Can a foreign protein improve the amino acid balance of
corn?
- Transgenic wheat has increased polyamines
- Prior art: the skeleton in a patent's closet
Desert plant may
hold key to surviving food shortage
University of
California Davis researcher leads climate-change discovery
Neubewertung der
Agrarrohstoffe stimuliert die Sortenentwicklung
Unlocking the
genome of world’s worst insect pest
Mendel
Biotechnology, Richardson Seeds and MMR Genetics announce
sorghum biofuels collaboration
Bayer CropScience
opens rice research laboratory in Singapore
Bayer CropScience eröffnet Reis-Forschungslabor in
Singapur
PG
Economics report:
Global impact of biotech
crops: socio-economic and environmental effects 1996-2006
Impacto global de
los cultivos transgénicos: efectos socioeconómicos y
ambientales en 1996-2006
University of
Adelaide researcher leads Australian project to increase
iron content in rice and other cereal grains
Chilean President
and California Governor preside over signing of two landmark
agreements with the University of California, Davis - Seed
Biotechnology Center is primary campus partner in the first
agreement
USDA gives green
light to University of Minnesota contained facility to
research deadly plant pathogens - Will be only facility in
the U.S. Midwest with contained greenhouse capability and
expected to play a key role in Ug99 and Asian soybean rust
research
Plant Health Care
reports outstanding yield gains in wheat for seed applied
Myconate
University of
Alberta scientists develop nitrogen use efficient rice
Développer la
génomique du blé et de l’orge pour améliorer la sélection et
la création de nouvelles variétés - Lancement de
TriticeaeGenome, un projet de recherche européen coordonné
par l'INRA
VIB and Bayer join
forces for plant research
Le riz en Afrique
: quatre organismes de recherche français et africains
renforcent leur collaboration
Landec Corporation
and Monsanto enter into partnership agreement to develop
broccoli and cauliflower varieties with novel traits
Project to evolve
hybrid Bt cotton variety launched in Pakistan
Wachstumsmarkt
Agrarwirtschaft: Pflanzenzüchter sind gefordert
Neue Versuchsreihe
zu Bt-Mais mit „doppelter Resistenz“
Bt-Mais: Weniger
Schädlingsfraß, weniger Mykotoxine
University of
Georgia given $4.1 million USDA grant to study disappearing
bees
RiceTec Inc. and
Performance Plants Inc. to develop drought-tolerant rice
Center for
Research in Agricultural Genomics in Barcelona, Spain to use
454 sequencing for melon research
454 Life Sciences,
Cogenics and Limagrain to jointly develop solutions for crop
SNP discovery with next generation sequencing - Partners
will co-develop genomic complexity reduction methods for
crop genomes - Initial study to focus on wheat genome
Arcadia
Biosciences and ScottsMiracle-Gro to develop nitrogen use
efficient grass - New lawn grass varieties can improve
quality and reduce the cost, maintenance time and carbon
footprint of lawns
Dow AgroSciences
and Sangamo BioSciences announce the achievement of key
milestones in plant agriculture collaboration - ZFP
technology accelerates precision gene control, trait
stacking in commercial crop species
Monsanto will
undertake three-point commitment to double yield in corn,
soybeans and cotton by 2030, make more efficient use of
natural resources and improve farmer lives; will also fund
public sector research for wheat and rice breakthroughs
Ozone a likely
contributor to global food crisis through reduced crop
yields, says University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher
El Centro de
Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología de Cuba, un referente en
Ámerica Latina
New Cornell
University study shows that transgenic plants don't hurt
beneficial bugs
FAO conference on world
food security
- The world only
needs 30 billion dollars a year to eradicate the scourge of
hunger - The time for talk is over, action is needed, says
FAO Director-General
- More can be done
now to address the growing global demand for grain -
Increasing yields is the best option, says DuPont leader at
UN Food and Agriculture Conference
- Landwirtschaft
muss wieder in den Mittelpunkt von Entwicklungsmaßnahmen
- Agricultural
researchers call for a revolution in sustainable agriculture
at FAO conference on world food security
Dow AgroSciences acquires research
station for cottonseed breeding in Leland, Mississippi
May 08
A "Green Revolution" for Africa is announced
CIMMYT e-newsletter vol
5 no 5
- May 2008
- Doubled haploids
speed development of drought tolerant maize for Africa
- Asian maize network
tackles drought
Government of Pakistan
and Monsanto sign letter of intent for the development of GM
cotton
Hardly any mixing
between GM and conventional maize
Nauwelijks vermenging tussen genetisch gemodificeerde maïs en
gangbare maïs
Zehn Jahre
Bt-Mais-Anbau: Horizontaler Gentransfer ohne Bedeutung
Ten years of Bt maize cultivation:
Horizontal gene transfer of no significance
KeyGene and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture sign long-term collaboration on pepper
research
Evogene to collaborate
with Vilmorin for tomato yield improvement
American Society of
Plant Biologists engages Latin America colleagues at its Annual
Meeting in Merida, Mexico
BASF Plant Science
and Academia Sinica (Taipei) to cooperate on gene discovery
BASF Plant Science und Academia Sinica (Taipei) vereinbaren
Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der Genentdeckung
Tiny gene discovered
hiding in major family of plant viruses
DNA fingerprinting
identifies bean in patent dispute
The International
Barley Sequencing Consortium (IBSC) appoints Eurofins MWG Operon
as service provider for the Barley Genome Sequencing Project
Cutting edge science
helps the poor overcome soaring food prices
Collaboration between
the University of Washington and IBM will use donated computer
time to tackle rice crisis
University of Idaho
entomologists takes a hard look at softer insecticides for
blossoming alfalfa seed fields
Científicos
descubren el gen 'clave' del arroz
CCFRA research provides
new insight into wheat functionality to help breeders improve
its processing quality
ABARE report shows that
GM crops can provide significant economic benefits to Australian
regions
Researchers identify genetic "fix" for problem in some sweet
corn hybrids
Un remedio
genético para un problema en algunos híbridos del maíz dulce
DuPont leader urges
United Nations to move agriculture higher on the agenda
Evaluation of Sorghum
Germplasm from China against Claviceps africana, Causal Agent of
Sorghum Ergot
Leading UK winter
oilseed rape plant breeders attend NIAB open day
Using rice seeds to
produce a cytokine
GrainGenes website
speeds gene discovery
Nuevo sitio Web acelera el descubrimiento de genes de granos
Corn rootworm population studies: faster, cheaper—and just as
good
Una nueva
técnica más rápida y más barata para estudiar las poblaciones de
plagas
Michigan State
University research team has high asparagus aspirations
Chinese scientists find
'yield-improving rice gene'
Rice plants that resist
uptake of arsenic could ease shortage
ISB News Report
- Genetic engineering approaches to improving nitrogen use
efficiency
- Avoiding insect resistance to Cry toxins from Bacillus
thuringiensis
Australian germplasm could give
U.S. sunflowers improved resistance to fungal diseases
Girasoles
estadounidenses podrían recibir ayuda de Australia contra
enfermedades
Researchers probe the
secrets of how plants cope with water stress to improve crop
yields
“No es posible imaginar
el progreso en medicina y agricultura sin la biotecnología”
Seeding rates in
relation to maximum yield and seed costs
University of Amsterdam
scientists discover how to keep tomatoes from wilting
Agriculture in the 21st
century - Results of the GMO Compass snapshot poll
The impact of using GM
insect resistant maize in Europe since 1998
Malting barley breeding
program leads to better beer
CGIAR News - May 2008
issue
- A global partnership of gene sleuths analyze the DNA of maize
- A new discovery will accelerate maize biofortification
- Researchers breed salinity tolerance into locally popular rice
cultivars
- New chickpea lines that tolerate cold
etc.
Brasil e Austrália
ampliam cooperação em biotecnologia agrícola
Regulating
transcription regulators for second generation biotech crops
Desarrollan arroz de
bajo consumo en agua
New rice varieties
from the International Rice Research Institute can survive
flooding, salinity and drought
Natural variation
in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield
potential in rice
Australian ag
biotech company Gramina is developing a grass that will cut
the amount of methane cows burp up and grow in hotter climes
Researchers from
China's Oil Crops Research Institute develop transgenic
oilseed rape lines resistant to Sclerotinia
Bee disease - One step
closer to finding a cure
April 08
With the specter of
food shortages looming in Asia… New chapter in the history of
rice research opens with public- and private-sector partnership
New method to
improve provitamin A content of maize developed
Golden wheat greens
Kenya's drylands - Scientists and farmers pioneer hardier,
healthier wheat through IAEA partnerships
Monsanto Company
announces development of new learning center focused on water
usage and crop production - $6 million investment creates focal
point for testing drought-tolerant technologies in the Western
Corn Belt
Farmers will soon be
able to receive text messages on their cell phones from their
plants saying whether they are thirsty or not
Comenzando en esta época de cultivación, los granjeros podrán
recibir mensajes de texto en sus teléfonos celulares enviados
por las plantas para indicar si tienen sed o no
Ancient sunflower
fuels debate about agriculture in the Americas -
Researchers confirm evidence of
domesticated sunflower in Mexico — 4,000 years earlier than
previously believed
High food prices are
not just a threat but an opportunity, and we must seize the
chance to boost agriculture, says FAO Director-General
UC Davis researchers
discover genes for frost tolerance in wheat
U.S. biologists
suggest nationwide biotech crop maps for monitoring
environmental impacts
Improved disease
resistance on the way – One key to soybean improvement
Australian
researchers are a step closer to turning plants into
‘biofactories’ capable of producing oils which can be used to
replace petrochemicals used to manufacture a range of products
University of
California Riverside scientists call for more access to biotech
crop data to assess the impact of biotech crops
Plant Genetic
Resources for Agriculture, Plant Breeding, and Biotechnology -
Experiences from Cameroon, Kenya, the Philippines, and Venezuela
U.S. scientists call
for more access to biotech crop data
Washington State
University scientists and Pacific Northwest beekeepers dedicate
funds to the study causes of the colony collapse
Government launches
A$205 million program to secure the future of farming in
Victoria, Australia, including the development of new
generations of drought, cold and salt resistant crops
University of
Arkansas researcher to study gene flow 'hot spots' in canola
DuPont Knowledge
Center in Hyderabad, India, inaugurates its Biotechnology
Research Center
KeyGene
InnovatorsClub: a new strategic initiative for small and
medium-sized plant breeding enterprises
Arcadia Biosciences
contributes technology license to the African Agricultural
Technology Foundation to develop nitrogen efficient and salt
tolerant African rice
Washington State
University researcher receives NIH grant to develop wheat free
of harmful gluten proteins
United States 'plans
cut to global agricultural research funds'
Meeting of rice
breeders from 10 African countries sets forth strategy to boost
rice production in the face of rising food prices and import
crunch
Gene function
scientists at South Australian Research and Development
Institute (SARDI) take guesswork out of breeding new line of
non-GM pastures
University of Western
Australia welcomes Iranian input into barley breeding
India's Central
Institute for Cotton Research developing new variety of short
staple BT cotton
Analysis of RNA role
in spreading disease advances study of damaging plant infections
IAASTD report calls
for radical change in agriculture
-
Global agriculture
study calls for increased research
-
Science and
technology are key to growing more food: CropLife believes the
IAASTD report falls short of goals by overlooking the potential
of modern plant sciences
Syngenta to build major global
biotech research center in Beijing, China
Syngenta errichtet
globales Biotech-Forschungszentrum in Peking
Syngenta va construire
un grand centre mondial de recherche biotechnologique à Pékin
Zinc link made in
barley breeding
Nuevos datos sobre la
meiosis del trigo pueden propiciar el desarrollo de variedades
resistentes a la sequía o a enfermedades
Long-term research
shows that full-season corn hybrids are the best choice, even if
delayed planting - Pioneer Hi-Bred, university studies indicate
yield, profit advantage over switch to early hybrids
ISB News Report
- The IPKb vector set: Modular binary plasmids for cereal
transformation
- Gene flow among transgenic plants and their wild
relatives: implications for risk assessment
- Gene flow in sugar been production fields
Dow AgroSciences
expands canola research at its Saskatoon, Saskatchewan site
Researchers
battle against dangerous corn toxin - Rising use of corn for
food and fuel is creating heightened concerns about
contamination of this staple crop with deadly aflatoxin
Self seeding: an
innovative management system - Researchers investigate the
potential for rye and wheat cover crops to perpetuate
themselves, saving time and money for farmers while
providing environmental benefits
Flowers'
fragrance diminished by air pollution, University of
Virginia study indicates
French bean
breeding in Kenya
Genomic tools for
breeding Japonica rice
GM nitrogen use
efficient canola will benefit the environment
Tanzania to
develop drought tolerant maize
Gene clusters
offer potential protection against plant diseases
Grupos de genes ofrece una protección posible contra
enfermedades de plantas
Mississippi leads
project to reveal rice genetic markers
Pioneer Hi-Bred
to build permanent research site in Eastern South Dakota,
reinforces long-term commitment to product development in
the region
High salt for
selecting transgenic rice
Wild barley can
help improve cultivated varieties
University of
Delaware researchers discover novel micro-switch that can
turn off genes in rice
Automating the
search for new genes in the wheat genome
Barley genome
sequencing expected to complete by 2012
Highlights on
tangible progress made by the Africa Rice Center (WARDA)
Cellular
mechanism that controls salt tolerance has been found in the
arabidopsis plant
Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory to host inaugural conference of the iPlant
Collaborative, a $50 million project to create a virtual
center in cyberspace for plant sciences researchers and
students
Pesquisa
investiga emissão de dióxido de carbono em lavouras de milho
Researchers at
North Carolina State University identify genes key to
hormone production in plants
GIPB Knowledge
Resource Center releases online Plant Breeding and Related
Biotechnology Capacity Assessment (PBBC) database
