Why Seed Certification is the Best-Kept Secret
He recently became president of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA). It’s a role I’m really looking forward to in an effort to put a...
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Bayer sees a big future for short corn varieties
Bayer has high hopes for short corn. Though still a few years from its expected release, field trials near Jerseyville, north of St. Louis, reflect...
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Sowing of illegal GM seed lifts cotton area in parts of Maharashtra
Even as scanty rainfall has affected the overall kharif sowing in Maharashtra, cotton seems to be an outlier. The acreage under cotton is almost at...
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Pink bollworm infestation detected in Yavatmal district, third confirmed attack in Maharashtra
The latest pink bollworm infestation on cotton crop in Maharashtra has been detected in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region. Agriculture scientists spotted the pests in...
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USDA clears Nexgen Plants’ gene-edited, virus-resistant tomatoes
Nexgen Plants has received approval from USDA to conduct field trials of six gene-edited, virus-resistant tomato lines. Gene-edited tomatoes that are resistant to common viruses...
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Sowing of illegal GM seed lifts cotton area in parts of Maharashtra
Even as scanty rainfall has affected the overall kharif sowing in Maharashtra, cotton seems to be an outlier. The acreage under cotton is almost at...
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‘How Syngenta has made me succeed as a farmer’
Noah Kadima, a respected ‘agri-preneur’ shares the story of his progress under The Good Growth Plan. About 13 years ago, Noah Kadima was trying to...
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Gene identified that will help develop plants to fight climate change
Salk team’s finding will advance initiative to reduce atmospheric carbon through plantsHidden underground networks of plant roots snake through the earth foraging for nutrients and...
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