@plantphenomics.bsky.socialRootXplorer enables high-throughput 3D phenotyping of root penetration under soil compaction, accelerating breeding for drought-resilient, deep-rooting crops. #RootPhenotyping #PlantBreeding #ClimateResilience
Details: doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
@agrobiodiverse.bsky.socialAfrica gets behind #genebanks – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/10/afri...
#conservation #agrobiodiversity #PlantBreeding #biodiversity #SeedSystems
@ucdavisplants.bsky.social🌱 From UC Davis: A mutation that keeps bean pods from splitting open helped enable domestication in Mexico, revealing genetic clues for breeding improved crops. (Burcu Celebioglu, Travis Parker, Paul Gepts)
@plantphenomics.bsky.socialPhenomic prediction using all spectral data improves disease symptom assessment over single vegetation indices, enhancing GWAS signal detection for genetic studies. #Phenomics #GWAS #PlantBreeding
Details: doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
@legumehub.bsky.social🌱 Field work has been completed for this year’s #LegumeGeneration bean trials at @leibnizipk.bsky.social Gatersleben.
Next, data from multiple locations and two years of trials will be brought together to identify promising bean varieties for the future.
@ucdavisplants.bsky.social🍓From Plant Physiology: CRISPR editing of TFL1 enabled perpetual flowering in seasonal strawberries, potentially extending growers' harvest windows without changing varieties. (Marta Bjornson, Mitchell J Feldmann, Steven J Knapp)
@mapjournals.bsky.social#ABD
Across three Burkina Faso environments, GGE biplot analysis of 20 jute mallow genotypes identifies SBL1 as combining stable performance with high leaf yield for dissemination.
Details: https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/abd-0026-0010
#GGE #JuteMallow #LeafyVegetable #PlantBreeding
@agrobiodiverse.bsky.socialGood news from Beltsville? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/10/good...
#conservation #USDA #genebanks #PlantBreeding #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #DNA
@ashs-hort.bsky.socialA new hybrid eggplant, ‘Zheqie 109’, was selected for its ultra-long fruit shape, stable glossy purple-red peel, environmental adaptability, and superior production performance. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19703-26
#Horticulture #PlantBreeding #PurpleEggplant
@zerowned.bsky.social
@ajstein.bsky.social… #geneediting can enable faster & cheaper development of a wider variety of crop traits, also in specialty crops, potentially reducing development #costs by 40-85%, given the right regulatory environment.
@mobi-ugent.bsky.socialThe #MeioCOntrol consortium was at Open Breeding Days! Laura Strickx and Marit Krul from @laurenspauwels.bsky.social lab visited Bejo Zaden, Syngenta, and Hazera, exploring how collaboration between research and industry can drive crop innovation.
@ajstein.bsky.social… Fortifying maize, millet & sorghum could reach more people, but industrial fortification pathways do not yet exist.
>> #Biofortification, i.e. fortification of crops through #plantbreeding, could help.
@ashs-hort.bsky.socialClematis ‘Jadeite’ exhibits double, flat-spreading flowers with approximately 15 sepals and a flower diameter of about 12.5 cm. The flowering period extends from May to October. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19589-26 #plantbreeding #clematis
@plantphenomics.bsky.socialAutomated UAS-SAM-CNN pipeline for peanut phenotyping: canopy height, growth habit, mainstem prominence. QTL validated. Scalable, minimal manual effort. #UASPhenotyping #PlantBreeding #DeepLearning
Details: doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
@fredarock2.bsky.socialPut a little love in your heart..
My Luna rose pink hardy hibiscus or rose mallow in glorious time! Grafting my soft pink rose mallow onto the crimson red one n hopefully get this color later. I got time on my hands n glad that I'm math wizard! Ha.
😆♥️+🩷= 🌺
@cobiboku.bsky.socialNew paper on self-incompatibility in beets just released! Well done first author @gilyardeni.bsky.social and COBI PhD student Thomas Holzweber from @agrigenomics.bsky.social!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#betavulgaris #sugarbeet #plantbreeding #bioinformatics #biotechnology
@agrobiodiverse.bsky.socialWhere have all the nutrients gone? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/wher...
#conservation #biodiversity #nutrition #PlantBreeding #HeirloomVarieties #seeds #biodiversity
@usyseth.bsky.social🌾🔬 Hotter, drier summers call for resilient crops. Bruno Studer explains how CRISPR and other genome editing tools can help accelerate the development of drought-tolerant crops and strengthen climate-resilient agriculture.
#ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #PlantBreeding
@jdieramon.bsky.social8/8 🌱 We combine phenotyping, tGBS, association analysis, gene expression data and KASP validation to dissect flowering time in chickpea—and translate genomic information into tools for breeding better-adapted cultivars.