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Africa

Sugar Rush: What it Takes to Develop a New Sugar Beet Variety

Marcel Bruins - 0
Of the worlds sugar production, about 20% comes from beet sugar, with the other 80% produced from sugar cane. According to the FAO, in...
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Crop breeding

In 20 Years, What Will the Cucumber Look Like?

Marcel Bruins - 0
Companies are innovating to create cucumbers that will have the traits needed to meet the future. As the breeding manuals say, the challenge is not...
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Crop breeding

Building a More Resilient Cucumber

Marcel Bruins - 0
Cucumber is plagued by numerous pests and diseases such as powdery mildew, CVYV, CYSDV, downy mildew (DM) and several others. Bal says they are...
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Crop breeding

The Cucumber: Not So Simple

Marcel Bruins - 0
The period in a country when there is little news (often the period when its government is on holiday) is called the “silly season”...
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Barley

Barley Breeding Update

Treena Hein - 0
Checking in on the latest challenges, goals and innovations being used by major breeders of this diverse crop Many around the world may not know...
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Crop breeding

Festulolium: The Best of Both Worlds

Marcel Bruins - 0
Festucaand Lolium are two of the most valuable grass genera, which both have complementary characteristics that are regarded as very useful agronomic attributes. In...
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Broccoli

Health? Nailed it! A Deep Dive Into Broccoli Breeding

Marcel Bruins - 0
Loved by some, revered as a ‘superfood’ and loathed by others. That’s broccoli, an edible green plant in the cabbage family whose large flowering...
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Africa

Ever Heard of Purple Tea?

Marcel Bruins - 0
Tea plants are native to East Asia, and probably originated in the borderlands of north Burma and southwestern China. By annual per capita consumption...
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Crop breeding

Starch Trek: What it Takes to Breed a New Potato Variety

Marcel Bruins - 0
Of the top 10 food crops in the world, potato comes in at the third place, and is also the number one non-grain food...
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Crop breeding

No Need for Luck! Breeding Clover is all Science, Art and a lot of Hard Work

Marcel Bruins - 3
Who knew that the cute clover, so easily found in meadows around the world, can have up to 56 leaflets! At least, this is...
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