b'Funded by a $650,000 grant from NIFA, the research aims to pro- Service (USDA-ARS) identifies snap bean germplasm that can vide tools for farmers to optimize yield and environmental benefits.withstand flumioxazin, a soil-applied herbicide effective against The team will explore how cover crops affect soil health and cornwaterhemp. Furthermore, the genomic region responsible for that yields to promote agricultural sustainability. tolerance seems to act as a master switch controlling multiple stress tolerance genes.The James Hutton Institute announced its role in co-leading a new 38m UK-wide centre which could soon see alternatives to animalIn a transformative advance for agriculture, scientists have uti-proteins made from plants, fungi, algae and meat grown in labs.lized CRISPR/Cas9 technology to develop a male-sterile line in The National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) hasrapeseed. This innovation simplifies the hybrid seed production received 15m of funding from the Biotechnology and Biologicalprocess, overcoming traditional limitations and enhancing the Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Innovate UK to fundcrop\'s yield and sustainability. By targeting the BnDAD1 gene, the centre dedicated to developing acceptable and planet-friendlythe study disrupts the jasmonic acid pathway, essential for pollen alternatives to animal proteins, according to a press release. development, leading to a controlled and efficient method for cre-ating hybrids that can significantly boost vegetable oil output to Farmers have long valued cover crops for improving soil health, butmeet global demands.researchers are now finding they may also help control tough weeds. Donnie Miller, a weed scientist at LSU AgCenter, discovered thatJapan\'s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) using fall-applied residual herbicides with cereal rye can significantlyhas released new data from annual surveys on genetically modi-suppress Italian ryegrass, a challenging weed for Louisiana farmers. fied (GM) crops. The data addresses concerns about the "acciden-tal spillage" of GM crops and reassures that there is minimal to no cross-contamination with non-GM crops. Recent surveys in A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignGM rapeseed and soybean sites found no modified genes in nearby and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Researchrelated species. SEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPEISEED WORLD EUROPE I 57'