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#Pakistan: Widespread cultivation of biofortified zinc #wheat mobilized considerable #investment in the #agriculture sector. The drought-tolerant, #biofortified wheat also helped avert a major #foodsecurity crisis: www.harvestplus.org/biofortified... #plantbreeding #biofortification #nutrition #zinc

Biofortified Zinc Wheat Mobili...

(2/2) Yet, rural populations remain vulnerable to #vitaminA deficiency, and #GoldenRice can help achieve adequate intakes: doi.org/10.12688/ver... #GMO #plantbreeding #biofortification #nutrition #health #regulation

doi.org/10.12688/verix...

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#EcologicalPrinciples to guide the development of #CropVarietyMixtures🧑‍🌾

Niche differences underlying the different environmental responses can indicate functional complementarity and promote #MixtureYield and #YieldStability.

#Agroecology | #PlantBreeding | #CommunityEcology | #Pathogen/diseaseControl

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad017

The EU wants 25% #organic farmland by 2030, but low #yields in organic #farming vs non-organic farming compromise #sustainable food production. Utilizing new genomic techniques for #plantbreeding in organic production, based on science-based #regulations, could boost yields: doi.org/10.1016/j.cr...

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Today the public lectures of the applicants for our chair position at #Wageningen #PlantBreeding take place - curious! Who will follow Richard Visser and (interrim chair) Yuling Bai?

The National Hemp Germplasm Collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocf2c7ldNkc

#GeneBanks #Agriculture #USDA #PlantScience #PlantBreeding

My dry loving and moisture loving transplants 🌿 are both doing really well but my mesic (neutral moisture) plants are struggling. It is likely that moisture loss and disease (seeing some of this) are main reasons why transplants fail. My experience is really exciting as logically it would make sense, because dry loving species are adapted to resist moisture loss while my moisture loving species are able to quickly uptake the water I am abundantly giving them. On the other hand, the 'middle ground' species appear to be struggling because they are neithier as efficient at uptake nor efficient at water conservation. Likely these are species that need to be transplanted in the off/late/early season. #PlantBreeding #NativePlants #ResorationEcology

Also the bunnies don't help but I have a hard time blaming them.

(2/2) … Information about benefits of #zinc & problems of zinc #deficiency increased the willingness-to-pay for zinc-biofortified rice by 8% vs premium #rice and by 44% vs standard rice: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #nutrition #plantbreeding

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Do ancestral #genomes of today's #crops hold the keys to feeding the future?
Find out in this new #OpenAccess research paper from He et al.

Free to read in #JIPB! 🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13902

@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #CropSci #PlantBreeding #FoodSecurity #oats #Avena #botany

Evolutionary trajectories of the four subgenomes within Avena.

Hello, my name is Benedikt Haug, and I am a researcher at the #PlantBreeding group of #WageningenUniversity. I will post here regularly on my work in breeding for biodiverse and resilient cropping systems, such as mixed cropping, strip cropping, agroforestry and agrivoltaics.

My main interests are in the role of the #PlantGenotype and its #Holobiont in...

#PlantBreeding #Agronomy #Agroecology #CropDiversification #Genetics #PlantPlantInteraction #PlantSoilInteraction #PlantMicrobiomeInteraction #NicheComplementarity #PlantCompetition #Facilitation #PlantCommunityEcology #RegenerativeAgriculture #OrganicAgriculture #MixedCropping #Intercropping #StripCropping #Agroforestry #Agrivoltaics

#EFSA does not identify safety concerns regarding potential toxicity & allergenicity of a herbicide-tolerant #sugarbeet and finds no evidence that genetic modification changed its overall safety; it does not represent a #nutrition concern… (1/2) doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #plantbreeding #GMO

Assessment of genetically modi...

Micronutrient #malnutrition remains a critical challenge in the Global South. #Biofortification thru agronomic practices, traditional #plantbreeding & genetic engineering can enhance the #nutrition of staple crops by increasing levels of key micronutrients: doi.org/10.1007/s441... #fertilizer #GMO

Biofortification as a sustaina...

(2/x) … it was recently also approved in #Ghana. To evaluate its performance & financial returns, field trials were conducted across multiple locations to compare it to its #nonGMO control & two commercial cultivars. It protected against damage from the pest, … doi.org/10.3390/agro... #plantbreeding

📜 Challenges of translating Arabidopsis insights into crops 🧑‍🔬 @cristobaluauy.bsky.social, @hildenelissen.bsky.social, @johnathan-n.bsky.social, et al. 📔 @theplantcell.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/plcell/advan... #️⃣ #PlantScience #Agriculture #PlantGMOs #Crops #PlantNGTs #PlantBreeding

Challenges of translating Arab...

Transgenic #potatoes that are resistant to #lateblight can be a #sustainable alternative to chemical control, promoting #foodsecurity & environment-friendly agriculture: doi.org/10.1080/2164... #GMO #plantbreeding

Late blight field resistance i...

Countries with systems in place for gene edited crops to be commercialised see a broad range of innovators & companies get involved. #GeneEditing can improve crop #yields, #nutrition, quality, #foodsafety, disease & insect resistance and #climate tolerance: doi.org/10.1007/s135... #plantbreeding

Advances in genome editing in ...

Genetic engineering & #geneediting can help develop climate-resilient crops in #Africa that can withstand heat & #drought, but also pests, and that are biofortified, to increase #yields & #nutrition value. But support from policymakers is needed: doi.org/10.1007/s442... #CRISPR #plantbreeding

Exploring the capacity of mode...

The source of many of my plant dreams these days are these apple seedlings. I got the seed from the inspiring Californian small-scale apple breeder Steven Edholm. Each container is either an open pollinated mix of summer, fall, winter apples or specific styles of apples like savory or red-fleshed apples. There's a few specific crosses, esp. of red-fleshed and highly aromatic apple varieties - some of them that are Edholm's own creations. I've grafted several of his new releases this year like BITE ME!, Amberwine, Black Strawberry, Cherub, Cherry Crush and Tomboy and plan on doing my own crosses too this year. Looking forward in anticipation to taste the fruits.

#AppleRenaissance #PlantBreeding #FruitExplorer #MalusDomestica #Apples