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May 4, 2013
RNA interference technology could be farming’s next big thing (The Western Producer)
April 5, 2013
Canada - First fusarium-resistant spring wheat now in pipeline - HY1610 is a genetic breakthrough that almost didn't make the cut (Alberta Farmer)
April 2, 2013
Tradition meets innovation in North Carolina tomato breeding effort (Southeast Farm Press)
March 26, 2013
Researchers find novel way plants pass traits to next generation - Inheritance behavior in corn breaks accepted rules of genetics
March 25, 2013
Texas A&M Cotton Breeder Dr. Steve Hague
Peach genome offers insights into breeding strategies for biofuels crops
March 20, 2013
Is Plant Breeding the Solution to Fight Hunger? The March 19th issue of The Food Journal provides an in-depth analysis of plant breeding and what it means for farmers, manufacturers, grocers, and consumers
February 25, 2013
High tech soybean breeding (morningsun.net)
February 11, 2013
North Carolina State University tomato breeding mixes tradition, high-tech (The Grower)
February 1, 2013
Canada - Red tape hinders investment in wheat breeding (The Western Producer)
January 9, 2013
McFadden and Borlaug: pioneering rust-resistant wheat
January 8, 2013
University of Florida lettuce breeder takes a local approach to variety development (The Grower)
January 4, 2013
Plant scientists hope to use epigenetics to improve crops
December 12, 2012
Building better barley
December 7, 2012
Advances towards a marker-assisted selection breeding program in prairie cordgrass, a biomass crop (International Journal of Plant Genomics)
December 4, 2012
Order of importance: Study finds prioritizing rather than canvassing entire plant genome may lead to improved crops
November 29, 2012
A breed apart - Crop inventors are seeking to protect their work, even if they don’t use GMOs (JD Supra)
November 2, 2012
Luther Burbank's legacy on display (San Francisco Chronicle)
October 30, 2012
Researchers seek to boost tomato productivity, lower input requirements (Southeast Farm Press)
October 11, 2012
Famed plant geneticist Edward S. Buckler to deliver Colorado State University lecture on possibilities with maize
They say tomato. We say tasteless - Agribusinesses know tomatoes are bland. And they're trying to do something about it. (Wall Street Journal)
October 8, 2012
Computational model IDs potential pathways to improve plant oil production - Simulated seeds help scientists explore how plants “balance the books” between oil and protein production
October 1, 2012
Genes key to rust resistance in wheat (The Star Phoenix)
September 24, 2012
USA - Maine Congressman Mike Michaud praises investment in potato research (St. John Valley Times)
September 19, 2012
Breeding corn is as much about process as progress (AgriNews)
September 17, 2012
New gene could lead to better bug-resistant plants (PhysOrg)
August 21, 2012
Genetic markers give Monsanto an edge (San Francisco Chronicle)
U.S. National Association of Plant Breeders and Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee meet in Indianapolis to discuss advances and challenges
Monsanto's genetic ’x-ray glasses’ speed tastier tomatoes (BloombergBusinessweek)
August 11, 2012
Seeking hardier breeds for drought, climate change
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