According to a recent study by ICRISAT researchers, certain peanut varieties were found to exhibit natural resistance to fungal infection, which holds promise for the future development of disease-resistant peanut varieties
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Delivering farmer-focused solutions with Corteva's Enversa herbicide
Global pure-play agriculture company, Corteva Inc. recently launched Enversa, a herbicide dedicated to delivering flexible and lasting weed control in soybean and cotton fields
Progressing towards nature-positive agriculture with million dollar fundraise
SEEDesign company, Inari recently announced the completion of a US$103mn fundraise to develop and commercialise higher-yielding seeds by utilising AI-powered predictive design and multiplex gene editing
WeedOUT raises US$8.1mn to combat weed resistance
Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT Ltd., has announced that it has secured US$8.1mn in A-round funding
Bolstering food security in African and Asian drylands
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has introduced a first-of-its-kind pigeonpea speed breeding protocol, thereby significantly boosting food security in Asia and Africa