Seed World US

Rice provides about 30% of the calories consumed worldwide, making every improvement in breeding significant far beyond the farm. This story explores how researchers are combining AI, genomic selection, UAV phenotyping, root biology and microbiome research to develop rice varieties with greater yield potential, stronger nutrient efficiency and improved resilience.

The technologies may be advancing rice today, but many of the approaches have implications for breeding programs across crops.

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What do genealogy, the American Revolution and seed have in common?

Aimee Nielson reflects on family history, America’s 250th anniversary and the long-term thinking that has always shaped agriculture and the seed industry.


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