September 24, 2026

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Australia - Heat-tolerant lentils advance to field trials

A seed company in Shizuishan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China exports vegetable seeds to 27 countries (China Daily)

September 23, 2026

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IRRI, University of Nottingham scientists join forces to develop rice that can withstand rising temperatures

Asia Biologicals Platform moves into deployment with first crop programmes across Southeast Asia

September 22, 2026

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2026 InterGrain variety guides

September 21, 2026

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Gene-stacked rice lines show up to 82% yield gain under drought (Global Agriculture)

Chaff lining provides weed seed ‘circuit breaker’ at Narromine

September 18, 2026

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CIMMYT and APSA forge new opportunities for advanced innovations in maize for the Asian region

Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) wants to expand its collection of rice varieties to 21,000 by year end (The Manila Times)

Bangladesh - Heat-tolerant hybrid variety of bottle gourd developed (BSS News)

UPOV PRISMA webinar: How to make plant variety applications in China

September 17, 2026

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Breeding for better rotations opens a new frontier in farming systems

Leibniz-Institut für Gartenbauwissenschaften and the World Vegetable Center agree to closer cooperation in vegetable research

September 16, 2026

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Transfer of high-quality rice varieties between Vietnam and Cambodia (Vietnam.vn)

September 15, 2026

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World Vegetable Center welcomes Izabella Koziell as Director General

Syngenta files for Hong Kong IPO, aiming to raise at least $5 billion, sources say (Reuters)

Australia - New dual-purpose wheat variety developed by CSIRO for the west

Western Australia - Barley scald back as disease resistance runs down

September 14, 2026

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Breakthrough in one-line hybrid rice: Achieving near-100% clonal seed production with normal seed set

Unravelling genetic variation in drought QTL pyramided lines to identify key traits for drought tolerance in rice (Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Characteristics and evolutionary analysis of soybean varieties released in Henan Province, China in the last 40 years (Nature)

September 11, 2026

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Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) launches two new Australian Premium Hard (APH) wheat varieties for northern growers

IRRI and CIMMYT strengthen collaboration to accelerate delivery of climate-resilient crop varieties

Cloud AI platform links rice grain traits to genes for crop improvement (Bioengineer)

September 10, 2026

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BASF Agricultural Solutions and IRRI extend partnership to further advance sustainable rice cultivation

Uzbekistan, Serbia develop climate-resilient crop varieties (Trend News Agency)

China builds humanoid robot capable of crop pollination (Interesting Engineering)

September 9, 2026

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Options for early planting broaden with new Australian Premium Hard wheat varieties (Grain Central)

September 8, 2026

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IRRI and Government of Sikkim explore collaboration to advance climate-smart rice, seed systems, and scale-appropriate mechanization

Pakistan - Genetically modified (GMO) maize plan sparks significant backlash (The News)