independent competence center boosting innovation in practical breeding programs and supporting private and public breeding sector in Switzerland

Switzerland
Joined May 2023
Swiss Plant Breeding Center retweeted
Super-pangenome analyses across 35 accessions of 23 Avena species highlight their complex evolutionary history and extensive genomic diversity. #nanopore #pan-genome nature.com/articles/s41588-0…
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New study reveals H3 & H4 genes key in tomato trichome growth! #TomatoScience #TrichomeRegulation @OxfordJournals Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhaf008
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🚨 Yellow rust virulence to Yr15 has been confirmed in multiple regions across continental Europe — raising global concern. This key resistance gene is widely used in commercial wheat, and its effectiveness is now in jeopardy. 🔗 agro.au.dk/forskning/interna…
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New commentary with Prof Kai Voss-Fels and team is now online in Molecular Horticulture, where we underscore the potential and necessity of adopting the latest breeding technologies for accelerated grapevine improvement to secure the future of viticulture: link.springer.com/article/10…
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OPEN #Position: Suchen Sie eine neue Herausforderung? Swiss Plant Breeding Center sucht #Geschäftsführer*in 80-100% um die #Pflanzenzüchtung zu beschleunigen spbc-plantbreeding.ch @maxplanckpress @IpkPostdocs @LeibnizIPK @UniHohenheim @EPSOEurope @Plant_ETP @EuroseedsEU
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OPEN #Position: Suchen Sie eine neue Herausforderung? Swiss Plant Breeding Center sucht #Geschäftsführer*in 80-100% um die #Pflanzenzüchtung zu beschleunigen spbc-plantbreeding.ch @maxplanckpress @IpkPostdocs @LeibnizIPK @UniHohenheim @EPSOEurope @Plant_ETP @EuroseedsEU
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Harnessing transposable elements for plant functional genomics and genome engineering dlvr.it/TKBcs1 #plantscience
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We present an image processing method using deep learning to monitor chlorosis and necrosis in wheat ears and shoots. It reveals greenness decay dynamics, helping quantify biotic stress and physiological senescence impacts. Details: spj.science.org/doi/10.34133…
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Swiss Plant Breeding Center retweeted
Knockout of artificially selected gene found to enhance seed germination in soybean. rdcu.be/ebVSn
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New Article: "MicroRNA control of stem cell reconstitution and growth in root regeneration" rdcu.be/ebl2O With News & Views: "A microRNA defines root regeneration" rdcu.be/ebl21
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Free to read!🔓👇 This new #JIPB review explores past, present, and future roles of #brassinosteroid-centric #phytohormone interactions in #crop #plants. Find out what's new and next--in the lab and the field! doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13849 @wileyplantsci #agriculture #CropSci #PlantSci
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From CRISPR breakthroughs to genomic insights, scientists are unlocking traits like drought resistance, nutrition, and yield in neglected crops. Genome editing could transform agriculture - boosting small-scale farming! 🌍 doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.12… #FoodSecurity #OrphanCrops 17/🧵
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Phenomic selection outperforms genomic selection in hybrid rapeseed breeding, using NIR spectroscopy data for traits like seed yield and plant height. It's cost-effective and feasible across generations. Details: spj.science.org/doi/10.34133…
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#Gene editing systems are powerful tools for functional #genomics and pyramiding beneficial alleles for #crop breeding. Here, Wang et al. report on a robust system for single and multiplex #GeneEditing in #rice. doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13850 @wileyplantsci #PlantSci #JIPB #agriculture
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Swiss Plant Breeding Center retweeted
Indentification of unique genetic locus for seed shattering in Italian ryegrass. rdcu.be/d5wxi
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Br(e)aking the tomato fruit size–sweetness trade-off dlvr.it/THLrB5
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Please register for and join our up-coming session of the Wheat Initiative Expert Working Group on Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE)! Amanda De Oliveira Silva will give a talk about 'Understanding Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat' wheatinitiative.org/new-even…
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Establishment of haploblock-based catalogue and stacking simulations for six major diseases reveals potential to improve multiple disease resistance in wheat. rdcu.be/d1kMz
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A small RNA effector conserved in herbivore insects suppresses host plant defense by cross-kingdom gene silencing #research #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-plant/abs…
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Swiss Plant Breeding Center retweeted
#TansleyInsight: From #synthetic communities to synthetic #ecosystems: exploring causalities in plant–microbe–environment #interactions Guillaume Chesneau, Johannes Herpell, Rubén Garrido-Oter and Stéphane Hacquard 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/… #LatestIssue @wileyplantsci
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