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44IEUROPEANSEEDIEUROPEAN-SEED.COMINDUSTRYNEWS6.5percentislikelytoberegisteredbyseedtreatmentdemandinsoybeans.ThemarketorseedtreatmentgainsinsignifcanceareduetoanumberoactorsincludingagronomictrendsthatcomprisedevelopmentohighqualityseedsthroughtheenhancedpotentialoeredbygeneticallymodiiedorganismsGMOschangesinclimaticconditionsincreasingratesocroprotationexibilityinsowingapproachesandgreaterpressureromregulatoryrequirements.AnInternationalconsortiumomorethan30researchinstitutescoordinatedbyscientistsattheFrenchNationalInstituteforAgriculturalResearchINRAandtheFrenchNationalSequencingCentreCEA-GenoscopeandtheUniversityofEvryinFrancehasdecipheredthecomplexgenomeoftheoilseedrape1BrassicanapusLknownasrapeseedrapeorcanolathemostimportantoilseedcropinEuropeCanadaandAustralia.Thisscientifcbreakthroughpavesthewaytoaundamentalunderstandingotheoriginsocropspeciesthroughpolyploidyandprovidesaoundationalresourceoracceleratingon-goingbreedingeortsinthecrop.TheresearchhasbeenpublishedinthejournalScience.AccordingtoarecentstudyconductedbyMarketReportsOnlinetitledGlobalVegetableSeedsMarketTrendsandOpportunities2014-2019AsiaisthelargestmarketorvegetableseedsollowedbyEuropeNorthAmericaSouthAmericaandArica.Thevegetablesmarketisdividedintosixmaincropgroupingsand17majorcrops.TheGlobalVegetableSeedsMarketAnalysisresearchreportprovidesaninsightintooverallvegetableseedssectorovertheyearswithaspecialocusonsolanaceaecucurbitaceaeandrootandbulb.Solanaceaeisthelargestgroupthatconsistsotomatopepperandeggplant.Thereportincludesdetailedinormationonmarketsizegeographicalsegmentationandimportandexporttrendsinthevegetableseedssector.Italsodiscusseskeygrowthdriverschallengesandtrendsothemarket.Accordingtotheauthorsothereportgovernmentsodierentcountriesareocusingonvegetableseedindustrybyinvestinginbiotechnologyandrelatedresearches.Seedcompaniesareinvestingmoreandmoreinapplicationobiotechnologicaltoolsincropimprovement.ScientistsromDenmarksAarhusUniversityhaveoundthatbeeswithrootsinthelocalenvironmentmanagemuchbetterinthestruggleorsurvivalthanimportedhoneybeesromoreignenvironments.Researchersdeterminedthisbyinvestigatingtheinteractionbetweenthegeneticmakeupohoneybeesandtheirenvironment.Eventhoughalotisknownaboutthegeographicalandgeneticdiversityohoneybeesknowledgeohowhoneybeesadapttothelocalenvironmenthasbeenlimiteduntilnow.Manybeekeepersbelievethatitisbesttobuyqueensromoutsideinsteadousingthequeenstheyhaveintheirownbeehives.HoweverthereisincreasingevidencethattheglobalhoneybeetradehasdetrimentaleectsincludingthespreadonewdiseasesandpestssaysseniorscientistPerKrygerromtheDepartmentoAgroecologyatAarhusUniversity.TheInternationalWheatGenomeSequencingConsortiumIWGSCpublishedadratsequenceothebreadwheatgenomeinthejournalScience.Thedratsequenceprovidesnewinsightintothestructureorganisationandevolutionotheworldsmostwidelygrowncerealcrop.Theconsortiumhasestablishedthefrstreerencesequenceorthelargestchromosome3Bwhichcouldserveasatemplateorsequencingtheremainingchromosomes.Withthedratgenesequenceoreachothebreadwheatchromosomesandthefrstreerencesequenceochromosome3BwehavereachedagreatmilestoneinourroadmapsaysCatherineFeuilletIWGSCco-chair.Withachromosome-basedullsequenceinhandplantbreedersnowhavehigh-qualitytoolsattheirdisposaltospeedupbreedingprogramsandidentiyhowgenescontrolcomplextraits.ResearchcarriedoutbyseedphysiologistsromWageningenURandseedexpertsromtheCentreforGeneticResourcestheNetherlandsshowedthatwhenseedswerestoredwithoutoxygen98percentothemgerminatedaterthreeweeks.IntheirscientiicarticleWageningenresearchersproposethatgenebankspackageseedsinoxygen-poorconditionsimmediatelyaterharvestanddryingbecausethiswillslowthelossoantioxidants.Thismeansthattheseedscanbestoredorlongerperiodsotimereducingregenerationcosts.TheCentreorGeneticResourcesisaDutchgenebankwhichispartoWageningenUR.Kagomeisinvesting1.5millioninanewresearchcentrededicatedtothetomatointheregionoRinatejoPortugal.HITPortuguesegroupwhoismajorityownedbytheJapanesemultinationalKagomeannouncedtheinvestment.Kagomeisaspecialistintomatoesandtomatoproducts.ThecountryhasmanagedtoincreaseitsexportstoJapanby37percentinrecentyears.Portuguesetomatoproductionor2014couldreach1.6milliontonnes.BayerCropScienceisexpandingproductionatitsMuttenzsiteinSwitzerlandandhasalsoinauguratedanewproductionacility.ThenewacilityisareactiontothegrowingdemandoragriculturalcommoditiesandwillexpandBayersproductioncapacitiesintheareaocropprotection.ThisinvestmentwillmakeMuttenzacentralsiteromwhichwewillbeabletoservetheglobaldemandortheNativoamilyocropprotectionproductssaysBayerCropScienceCEOLiamCondon.Theproductionacilitieseaturestate-o-the-arttechnologyincompliancewiththelatestenvironmentalstandards.Thesiteproducesvariousintermediatesorthesynthesisotriloxystrobinanactivesubstancewithabroadspectrumoactionagainstungaldiseasesinmanyruitvegetableandcerealvarietiesthatisusedsuccessullyaroundtheworld.BayerhasalsoannouncedthatthecompanyintendsintheuturetoocusentirelyontheLifeSciencebusinessesHealthCareandCropScienceandloatMater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