🌾 Plant stress limits crop yields, and improving environments is often costly or impractical. Breeding stress-resistant varieties is the most cost-effective way to enhance and stabilize yields 🌡 💧 ⚠ At CGIAR Breeding Program Optimization Community of Practice monthly webinar tomorrow, Professor Mark Cooper from The University of Queensland will delve into Managed-stress trials in breeding 🌱 Professor Cooper is the Deputy Director for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture. His main research interests combine theoretical, simulation and experimental investigations to formalise the use of prior knowledge of trait genome-to-phenome architecture to design breeding strategies that can deliver accelerated crop genetic improvement for quantitative traits. He has breeding experience in both academic and private sector organisations. 🔔 Join us tomorrow for an insightful discussion: 📅 12 September 2024 🕓 4 - 5 pm. Nairobi time 📢 Host: Dorcus C. Gemenet, Accelerated Breeding's ACCELERATE Lead 🔗 To join: https://lnkd.in/dUMxsFcZ - Passcode: 2024 🔗 More about ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture: www.plantsuccess.org

Module 1; Introduction After a three year attempt, the admission for my undergraduate came in and I got an offer into the Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology after I had applied for Microbiology. I felt a little bit awkward 😬, told my father bout it and he said “if you re given an offer in that program, take it and make the best of yourself out of it” That was how the journey of a five years started in 2013. Now Plant breeding and genetics are two closely related fields that focus on improving the traits and characteristics of plants. Plant breeding involves the deliberate manipulation of plant species to create new varieties with desired traits. This is achieved through controlled pollination, selection, and hybridization. Plant breeders aim to develop plants that are more resistant to diseases, pests, and environmental stresses, as well as plants that have improved yield, quality, and adaptability. Genetics, on the other hand, is the study of genes and heredity in plants. It involves understanding how traits are inherited and passed down from one generation to another. Genetic analysis allows plant breeders to identify the genes responsible for specific traits and use this knowledge to guide their breeding programs. Both plant breeding and genetics play crucial roles in modern agriculture and food production. They contribute to the development of improved crop varieties that can help meet the challenges of feeding a growing global population, adapting to climate change, and ensuring sustainable agricultural practices. #Proudly a Plant Breeder 🌱 #Sustainble Agriculture 🧑🌾

Rice roots often go unnoticed, yet they are essential for crop resilience and growth. At IRRI, scientists are advancing our understanding of rice roots’ unique traits and their critical role in sustainable agriculture. In a recent presentation, IRRI's Dr. Amelia Henry highlighted the "Integrated Root Phenotypes for Dry Direct-Seeded Rice," emphasizing the diverse root traits emerging from IRRI’s elite breeding pool. The research demonstrates how roots adapt and thrive under direct seeding, a critical factor in advancing sustainable agriculture. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ehlRMp

Unlocking the Secrets of Salt Stress Tolerance in Wild Tomatoes Researchers have uncovered genetic traits in wild tomatoes, specifically *Solanum pimpinellifolium*, that enhance salt stress tolerance. By analyzing plant vigor, shoot mass, and transpiration rates, they identified new genes linked to resilience in salty soils. These findings could inform breeding strategies to create more salt-tolerant crops, boosting agricultural sustainability. https://buff.ly/3XDDKjD via @btiscience #Agriculture #Tomato #Science #PlantScience #PlantSci #Research #Crops #Sustainable #Plants Image: tomato plant. Credit: 1195798 / Pixabay

Plant Breeding and CRISPR Plant Market Rise: Climate Change and Tech Fuel Growth 🧬🧩🌾💚🧩💻👨🎓📲👨🌾📈💚👍🍞📈 Written by Lisa Tate  » Updated on: October 26th, 2024 "Climate change and advancements in technology are driving the global plant breeding and CRISPR plant market. The market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.91% through 2029. According to TechSci Research report, “Plant Breeding and CRISPR Plant Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2029”, the Global Plant Breeding and CRISPR Plant Market stood at USD 11.16 billion in 2023 and is anticipated to grow with a CAGR of 6.91% in the forecast period, 2025-2029. The global agricultural sector is currently experiencing a significant transformation due to advancements in plant breeding and CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technologies. ... " #genomics #NGTs #CRISPR #crops #agriculture #EU #plantbreeding #resistance #plantpathology #plantphysiology #climatechange #food #foodsecurity #ecology #agroecosystems #agrobiodiversity #yield #yieldgap #yieldstability #agriculture #farmers

Unlocking the Secrets of Salt Stress Tolerance in Wild Tomatoes Researchers have uncovered genetic traits in wild tomatoes, specifically *Solanum pimpinellifolium*, that enhance salt stress tolerance. By analyzing plant vigor, shoot mass, and transpiration rates, they identified new genes linked to resilience in salty soils. These findings could inform breeding strategies to create more salt-tolerant crops, boosting agricultural sustainability. https://buff.ly/3XDDKjD via @btiscience #Agriculture #Tomato #Science #PlantScience #PlantSci #Research #Crops #Sustainable #Plants Image: tomato plant. Credit: 1195798 / Pixabay

New developments in tomato farming ready for your table! Prof. Hanokh Czosnek of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment shares the innovative breeding methods designed to produce tomatoes that are resistant to viruses while withstanding increasing temperatures in our climate. The world's major tomato-growing regions are experiencing increasingly hot climates. Today's tomato plants cease to bear fruit above 35 degrees Celsius, and the rise in temperature increases susceptibility to the Tomato yellow leave curl virus (TYLCV). Prof. Czosnek and his team of researchers cross-bred varieties of tomatoes that combine resistance to TYLCV and tolerance to high heat. Resulting in a tomato that yields similar to uninfected plants while tolerating temperatures of up to 52 degrees Celsius. Read the full study here: https://bit.ly/3Wu7n6V If you'd like to learn more about this technology, please reach out to the Business Development contact, Dr. Ilya Pittel, PhD. #AgricultureTech #Innovation #FarmTech

Plant breeding is the science of manipulating plant species to create desired traits and characteristics. By carefully selecting and crossbreeding plants with desirable traits such as disease resistance, higher yield, and improved nutritional content, plant breeders aim to develop new varieties that meet the evolving needs of farmers, consumers, and the environment. Advanta Seeds Bayer BioConsortia, Inc. DLF DuPont Equinom Ltd Eurofins Genomics Evogene Hudson River Biotechnology Growth Report: https://bit.ly/4bwUOfC Whether you're a plant breeder, agricultural researcher, investor, or enthusiast, now is the time to get involved in the Plant Breeding Market. #plantbreeding #agtech #agriculture #cropscience #foodsecurity #sustainability #plantgenetics #seedscience #plantpathology #horticulture #agriculturalresearch #foodproduction #climatechange #innovationinagriculture #futureoffood #startup #business #metastatinsight

Upcoming publication: https://lnkd.in/eccwJp4Z “Plant speed breeding” is a technique that aids in the demand for crop improvement in an efficient and effective manner, it accelerates breeding and research programs through the shortening of the generation time of crops. This book explores and analyzes a range of innovations from CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing to state-of-the-art controlled-environment growth chambers. Topics covered include genome editing, functional genomics, controlled-environment growth chambers, genomic and phenotypic selection methods, and high-throughput technologies. It examines major model plants and key crops such as cereals, vegetables, and fruit trees. Audience: researchers and experts in the fields of plant sciences and plant breeding; agronomy and agriculture

Thoughts for the evening. During my online course program on Coursera on the subject “Understading Plants Part 1 (What a plant knows) which is led by the Honorable Professor Daniel Chamovitz. I came to understand alot of background facts about some common plants which I’ll be discussing three(3) of them below ⬇️ 1. Wheat 🌾 was the first plant to be cultivated to allow Modern Agriculture. 2. Poppy played a great role in history because it allow the first analgesics, painkillers 💊 which plays a huge role in Modern Medicine. 3. Yam 🍠 led to the development of modern Birth Control pills because it contain Phytoestrogen which affects lives a lot in reproduction. You see how plants 🌱 affects every part of our lives, we need them and they need us to live and survive. Embrace Agriculture 🧑🌾 Embrace Life #Proudly Plant Breeder #Sustainable Agriculture