Seed Breeding News Today

Organic seed breeders like Frank Morton work hard on saving heirloom seeds and improving them year after year. Learn how to save heirloom seeds for next year by choosing the hardiest plants.

Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has made a working trip to the city of Arkadag in order to watch the projects of a complex of new buildings of the Agricultural University and research institutes. Here the head of state held a working meeting wit...

Industrialisation and urbanisation have long taken a toll on Chinese agriculture, but aggressive acreage expansions are aimed at reversing the trend in the face of mounting threats to food security.

China’s government is calling for a biotechnology breakthrough in the agricultural industry and stepping up efforts to weed out counterfeit seeds that are holding back innovation.

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of national seed breeding and production bases in China increased to 216 amid the country seed vitalization drive, acco

© Provided by Xinhua HAIKOU, April 13 (Xinhua) -- In a vast cornfield in Sanya, south China Hainan Province, Cheng Xiangwen takes notes while carefully

HAIKOU, April 12 (Xinhua) -- In a vast cornfield in Sanya, south China Hainan Province, Cheng Xiangwen takes notes while carefully examining the corn plants. Ch

© Provided by Xinhua TIANJIN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Innovative agricultural products, ranging from 40-kg watermelons to screw-like chilies, have caught t

TIANJIN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Innovative agricultural products, ranging from 40-kg watermelons to screw-like chilies, have caught the eyes of visitors to the ong