August 09
Evogene reports
second quarter 2009 financial results
July 09
Double chromosomes
equals more plant power
Joint ICARDA-ARC
Wheat Improvement Program for Irrigated Areas in Central and
West Asia and North Africa
First ECOSA
International Seed Trade Conference (ECOSA 2009) to be held
December 2-4, 2009 in Antalya, Turkey
FuturaGene’s
wholly owned subsidiaries, CBD Technologies LTD and
FuturaGene Investment Consulting (Beijing) expand their
collaboration agreement with the Research Institute of
Tropic Forestry of the Chinese Academy of Forestry
Zeraim Gedera
publishes the July issue of its newsletter Seasons & Tastes
June 09
Syngenta and
Evogene to collaborate on soybean nematode resistance
FuturaGene's CBD
Technologies to co-sponsor and present at Tree Biotechnology
Conference
U.S. Department of
Agriculture allows importation into the continental United
States of commercial consignments of fresh eggplant from
Israel
May 09
Islamic Development
Bank and ICARDA establish strategic partnership on
agricultural research, development and training programs
FuturaGene’s wholly
owned subsidiary, CBD Technologies, Ltd. and Targeted
Growth, Inc. to begin field trials in corn and amend
licensing agreement
Evogene reports
first quarter 2009 financial results
A culinary
experience at Zeraim Gedera's booth at Agritech
FuturaGene’s wholly
owned subsidiary, CBD Technologies, Ltd. enters into
collaborative agreement with Oregon State University
April 09
Strengthening rice research:
Bayer CropScience and Evogene to extend collaboration for
rice yield improvement
Stärkung der
Reisforschung: Bayer CropScience und Evogene weiten
Zusammenarbeit zur Verbesserung von Erträgen bei Reis aus
Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev signs collaborative contract with
Bayer CropScience
March 09
Company
strengthens its crop protection portfolio: Bayer CropScience
acquires certain AgroGreen´s biological products for the
crop protection business
Unternehmen stärkt sein Pflanzenschutz-Portfolio: Bayer
CropScience übernimmt biologische Produkte von AgroGreen für
das Pflanzenschutz-Geschäft
Evogene reports
fourth quarter and annual 2008 financial results
February 09
Black Sea
Biotechnology Association launches redesigned and updated
website
Hazera
Genetics announces acquisition of the short day onion
activities of K&B Development LLC, Gilroy, California
January 09
PlantSense,
Zeraim Gedera's new watermelon plant program in the United
States
Hazera Genetics
acquires the activities of L.S.L Biotechnologies,Inc. and
L.S.L Plant Science, LLC.
December 08
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
Evogene and
Bayer CropScience to evaluate additional genes for rice
yield improvement
November 08
USDA/APHIS
proposes to allow importation of eggplant from Israel
October 08
Murdoch University
of Western Australia and Taif University of Saudi Arabia team up
on barley breeding
Genetically
enhancing the scent of flowers
Dr. Bruno
Rossolini joins United Genetics as Director of Sales for
Strategic Accounts in Europe and the Middle East
September 08
HeinzSeed names
Claudio Leggieri to the position of Regional Sales Manager –
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
SEED INFO - Official newsletter of the WANA Seed Network
ICARDA organizes variety maintenance and breeder seed
production course for Iraq
- and more
August 08
Monsanto and
Evogene collaborate on yield and stress research
Evogene reports
second quarter 2008 financial results
July 08
Tel Aviv
University researchers root out new and efficient crop
plants
Collaborative
research project between University of Western Australia and
Oman's Sultan Qaboos University
New regional seed
association comprises Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
May 08
Evogene to
collaborate with Vilmorin for tomato yield improvement
Evogene reports
first quarter 2008 financial results
April 08
Evogene announces
private investment by AquAgro, a venture capital fund
focused on Israel’s innovative water and agriculture
technologies
University of
Western Australia welcomes Iranian input into barley
breeding
March 08
Evogene reports
fourth quarter and annual 2007 results
Ug99 wheat killer
detected in Iran - Dangerous fungus on the move from East
Africa to the Middle East
- First report of
wheat stem rust, strain Ug99, in Iran
Agriculture in
the Near East likely to suffer from climate change
February 08
Viterra and
Evogene to develop canola with improved yield and stress
tolerance traits
First report
of Pythium splendens associated with severe wilt of
muskmelon in Oman
January 08
Wouldn't you love
to know what products we'll be eating in five years time?
The elongated
tomato: an inseparable part of the culinary experience by Zeraim
Gedera
Colored peppers for
North America: a historical success for Zeraim Mexico
December 07
First record
of Tomato spotted wilt virus and of Tomato infectious
chlorosis virus in Jordan
Successful
third year field trial of Evogene's candidate gene for
improving yield and abiotic stress tolerance
October 07
DuPont and
Evogene collaborate to increase drought tolerance in corn
and soybeans
September 07
Monsanto and
Evogene collaborate on nitrogen use efficiency research
Evogene
licenses transformation technology from Midwest Oilseeds,
Inc.
Evogene and
Zeraim Gedera salt tolerant tomato collaboration advances to
second phase
August 07
Evogene Ltd.
reports second quarter 2007 financial results
July 07
Evogene and CIRAD
expand their cotton collaboration
First report of an
undescribed curtovirus, tentatively designated Iranian beet
curly top virus (IBCTV), in Southern Iran
Syngenta
reinforces vegetable seeds with Zeraim Gedera acquisition
Syngenta stärkt Geschäft mit Gemüsesaatgut durch
Akquisition von Zeraim Gedera
Syngenta développe ses activités semences potagères en
rachetant Zeraim Gedera
Zeraim Gedera
announces agreement for acquisition by Syngenta
June 07
Weizmann Institute
scientists develop a general 'contrl switch' for protein
activity - The method may be used in biomedical research,
and in the future in gene therapy and in genetic engineering
of plants
Evogene and
SunGene, a BASF Plant Science company, to collaborate on
next generation plant-biotechnology enabling technologies
Bayer CropScience
and Evogene to collaborate on crop yield improvement
Evogene completes
initial public offering on the Tel-Aviv stock exchange
April 07
Yemen’s
government combats wheat killer disease
Wheat killer
spreads from East Africa to Yemen - New partnership formed
to monitor and prevent spread of dangerous fungus
March 07
Regional Training
Programme on Plant Genetic Resources and Seeds: Policies,
Conservation and Use to be held in Ethiopia
Iran to spearhead
agricultural biotech research in the Middle East and Central
Asia
February 07
A special
taste tomatoes program picks up at Zeraim Gedera
A year-round
supply of tomatoes for the European markets
Zeraim Gedera
introduces new pepper segments in European supermarkets
Zeraim Gedera
launches new campaign: A Sense of Taste
Hazera
lanceert groentezaden van de toekomst
Zeraim Gedera adds new key industry players to its
North
American
marketing team,
sets three
new areas of operations
January 07
Wouldn't you
love to know what products we'll be eating in five years
time? - Hazera Genetics launches Lifestyle, a new line of
products composed of seed varieties that satisfy consumer
desires for taste, health and convenience
Deadly wheat
disease is a threat to world food security: the spread of
stem rust is threatening wheat crops
Dangerous wheat
disease jumps Red Sea - Devastating fungal pathogen spreads
from eastern Africa to Yemen, following path scientists
predicted
October 06
Evogene
participates in Israeli research consortium focused on
improved nutritional qualities for fruits and vegetables
Vilmorin
réussit son offre publique d'achat sur les intérêts
minoritaires de Hazera Genetics
Vilmorin
réalise un chiffre d'affaires de 130 millions d'euros au
premier trimestre 2006-2007 et lance une OPA sur les
intérêts minoritaires d'Hazera Genetics
Vilmorin
achieves sales of 130 M€ for the first quarter 06-07 and
launches takeover bid for the minority interests of Hazera
Genetics
Hazera Genetics
launches new logo
August 06
Herbicide-resistance conferred by expression of a catalytic
antibody in Arabidopsis thaliana
Irrigating when the leaves get
hot - Texas and Israeli irrigators give plants the last word
Las
necesidades de las plantas - Científicos en Tejas y Israel
trabajan para satisfacer las necesidades de las plantas
July 06
Evogene and
Biogemma enter collaboration to develop drought tolerant
corn
Vilmorin increases
its stake in Hazera Genetics' capital
Vilmorin
renforce sa participation dans le capital d'Hazera Genetics
June 06
Hazera Genetics
publishes financial results for 1st quarter 2006 -
Cooperation with VCC Group to be
reinforced with increase of their holdings to about 90%
Biogemma and
Evogene participate in European research consortium - The
goal of the consortium is targeted gene integration in
plants
Hybrid peppers
developed at Hebrew University of Jerusalem achieve sales
success
April 06
Iran, Pakistan and Turkey
to establish agricultural biotechnology network
First report of
cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus in Iran causing yellows
on four cucurbit crops
March 06
Tastier tomatoes
in the future? German-Israeli research team discovers DNA
fragments in wild tomatoes which could allow the development
of better cultured tomatoes
Hazera Genetics
introduces Hazera Boutique premium taste tomatoes
Evogene completes US$7 million
second
round of
financing
February 06
Bacterial
fruit blotch found on melon and watermelon in Israel
January 06
Genesis Seeds announces R&D program: industries’ leading
breeders cooperating to develop company’s future product line
Genesis Seeds launches newly branded herb seed product line:
Genesis Select Herb Seeds
ICARDA/CIMMYT
wheat improvement program for dry areas
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