Genomics-Assisted Breeding 2.0 for Sustainable Agriculture
Accelerating genetic gains through genomics-assisted breeding 2.0 approaches will deliver higher produce for smallholder farmers while ensuring sustainable agriculture and environmental Read more...
The many aspects of commercializing protected plant varieties in India
Agribusiness enterprises were advised to consider the cost of plant variety protection, time taken to obtain it and the capacity for legal Read more...
New case studies are powerful examples of gender-responsive plant and animal breeding
Adoption and impact of new crop varieties and animal breeds depend on the tangible benefits these provide for the women and men Read more...
How do we fight the Fall armyworm, the new wound of African agriculture ?
Two years after its first detection in West Africa, this invasive caterpillar is threatening the food security of millions of small farmers Read more...
Tropical Legumes III: Strategies for wider reach and deeper impacts
During the recently concluded Tropical Legumes III (TL III) annual meeting, plant breeding programs were assessed and specific product concepts were discussed Read more...
Open source PhenoApps pave the way to efficient data collection in plant breeding
In an effort to introduce new technology into plant breeding programs, members of the Poland Lab at Kansas State University have developed Read more...
On gender and plant breeding
This blog post is one of several in which we aim to tell the story of how plant breeding research and variety Read more...