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Seeds

Dutch company develops ‘New Delhi’ virus resistant squash  

A team of researchers and breeders from Rijk Zwaan in the Netherlands, Spain and Italy have developed a number of high-yielding squash varieties with particularly good fruit quality and the…

Agrivarsities, KVK promote 574 indigenous Rice varieties for Agricultural biodiversity conservation

Nutritional profiling of 300 selected rice varieties has been done for market linkage and better price to the farmers.   Indigenous varieties of rice are being promoted through varieties programmes.…

Corteva’s PhytoGen® Cottonseed reveals new Pima Variety for 2021  

California university trials of Pima cottonseed shows yield increase up to 15 per cent   PhytoGen® cottonseed, the U.S. cottonseed brand of Corteva Agriscience, announced an addition to its Pima…

Origin Agritech deploys Gene Editing Technology to create new corn traits  

Origin’s Biotechnology Centre of Beijing Origin Seed, Ltd is currently evaluating the commercial value of these new traits in corn seed production. Headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in…

Kalera acquires Vindara to drive growth in the Vertical Farming Industry  

It aims to develop seeds specifically designed for use in vertical indoor farm environments as well as other controlled environment agriculture (CEA) farming methods.   Kalera , one of the…

ZeaKal ties up with GroAllience to build better agriculture value chain

Gro Alliance partnership accelerates adoption of ZeaKal’s flagship plant trait, PhotoSeed™.  ZeaKal  has announced steps to create a ’NewType’ of agriculture based on higher value and supply chain harmonization with…

NRGene ties up with Foragen Seeds to advance seed development

It aims to transfer NRGene’s India-based 8-year-old crop breeding program of maize, rice and chili-pepper to Foragen Seeds. Israel based Genomics AI Company,NRGene  has signed an agreement to transfer its…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault safeguards Strawberry and watermelon seeds for future

In total, five genebanks sent almost 6 500 accessions for the February deposit at Svalbard Global Seed Vault    FAO’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables is being recognized all…

FSII holds high-level virtual conference addressing challenges for GM crops in India

GM technology in India was caught in a difficult situation as there has not been a fresh approval to GM crops since 2005. The current regulatory stalemate has resulted due…

Farmers urged to take up seed production of Pulses, Oilseeds and Green Manure crops

The National Seed Research and Testing Centre has received and analysed 697 court referred seed samples The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is implementing farmer’s welfare scheme ‘Sub-Mission on…

Syngenta’s breakthroughs in genetics and traits to help Idaho growers

Syngenta increased genetic trialing by more than 30%, offers a deeper, more extensive understanding of how hybrids perform in different environments and soil types.   For many growers, elite corn…

Bayer CropScience posts Rs 9,182 Mn Q3 FY 20-21 revenue

Bayer CropScience earned revenue from operations of ₹9,182 million, as compared to ₹8,540 million in the corresponding period of FY 2019-20 Bayer CropScience Limited has announced its unaudited results for…

Ag Ministry launches seed traceability app  

Information about real seeds will be available through the mobile app and farmers will be able to avoid fraud.   Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and…

FSII expresses disappointment over lack of focus on Agri research in budget 2021 

Investments in Research in agriculture are not addressed, especially, since research & innovation is one of the 6 pillars of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and there is a need to scale…

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