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Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences reported the successful development of a glyphosate-tolerant rice, BriA15-38. Their findings are published in GM Crops and Food. Glyphosate is a highly effective and popular herbicide among farmers because of its safety and effectiveness. However, when it is applied to rice fields, both the weeds and rice plants die. To address this concern, the researchers inserted a specific gene in rice (aroAA150) to confer resistance to glyphosate.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the entry into force of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), and looks forward to contributing to its implementation.

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a staple crop across the global south, yet modern varieties may have limited genetic diversity due to historical bottlenecks. We investigated the genomic diversity of over 1000 cassava genotypes, incorporating 387 newly sequenced Colombian landraces originating from diverse climates. We hypothesized that landraces retain untapped variation useful for breeding and adaptation. Whole-genome sequencing was used to characterize landraces and breeding lines.

Researchers from Nanjing Agricultural University and Xinjiang Agricultural University in China have identified a key genetic mechanism that helps wild soybean (Glycine soja) plants tolerate high salinity conditions. The study focused on how the transcription factor GsWRKY23 regulates a downstream gene, GsPER3, to strengthen the plant's defense against salt stress.

Climate change is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, wreaking havoc across food, land and water systems around the world. Women—who hold essential roles in these systems—are often the most affected. Lacking equal access to the resources, tools and information needed to adapt, women face disproportionate impacts. Yet, in their resilience, women are also leading local responses and driving transformations within their food systems.

Anthocyanins, the pigments responsible for purple coloration in eggplant peels, significantly influence consumer preference and market value. However, the genetic basis of natural variation in this trait, particularly the functional impact of allelic mutations, remained poorly characterized. In this study, we found that anthocyanin presence is controlled by a single dominant gene, which co-localized with a known QTL FAP10.1. Using BSR-seq and linkage mapping, we identified SmFAP1, encoding an R2R3-MYB transcription factor, as the causal gene in this locus.

The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, Inc. (ISAAA Inc.) is proud to announce the new appointments of two long-serving staff members who will further strengthen the organization's efforts to advance knowledge-sharing initiatives on agricultural biotechnology: Ms. Kristine Grace N. Tome as the Manager of the Global Knowledge Center on Biotechnology (GKC) and Ms. Clement Dionglay as Program Officer II.

The world simultaneously grapples with the need to produce more food and the need to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector. There are many different technological, or policy options under development and deployment aimed to address these challenges. One of these options involves the use of substances called environmental inhibitors (EIs) that can help mitigate methane emissions from cows and other livestock, and limit the loss of nitrogen from fertilizers used on farms.

In sweetpotato, the quantitative variation of anthocyanin accumulation produces a continuous color spectrum that underpins both ornamental appeal and nutritional quality across cultivar species. Although previous studies have established that the expression of IbMYB1 is essential for purple pigmentation in germplasm, this gene exists in multiple copies within the polyploid genome, rendering the resulting genetic complexity incompletely understood to date.

A study conducted by researchers from FPT University examines how knowledge affects the perception and purchasing decisions of Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) on genetically modified (GM) foods. The study, published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, aimed to understand how information influences attitudes of young consumers in Vietnam.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the entry into force of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), and looks forward to contributing to its implementation.

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is an economically important legume crop, but a comprehensive understanding of its gene expression dynamics across developmental stages remains limited. To address this gap, we constructed an integrative multi-omics atlas spanning transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic profiles across 22 primary vegetative and reproductive tissues. We identified 53 030 expressed genes at the transcript level, 12 826 with protein evidence, and 2035 metabolites. Among these, 2147 genes encode novel proteins, and 274 produce microproteins.