• Without organic seeds available, organic growers have little choice but to purchase conventional seeds to serve consumers who want those crops. (growingmagazine.com)
  • Many conventional crops are bred to withstand cross-country or even international shipping. (growingmagazine.com)
  • Dihaploid plants derived from tetraploid crop plants may be important for breeding programs that involve diploid wild relatives of the crops. (wikipedia.org)
  • Last month, the highly respected science journal Nature published a news article reporting that conventional breeding substantially out-performs genetic engineering for several very important traits-drought tolerance and the ability of crops to use nitrogen (e.g., from fertilizer or manure) more efficiently. (civileats.com)
  • Nature doesn't mention that conventional breeding has also been making important staple crops popular in the developing world-such as sorghum, millet, cassava, rice, and wheat-much more drought tolerant (PDF). (civileats.com)
  • There are no available GE seeds for any of these crops. (civileats.com)
  • Haven't we been genetically engineering crops since the first seed breeders thousands of years ago? (justlabelit.org)
  • Their website draws a clear distinction between genetically engineered and conventionally bred crops. (justlabelit.org)
  • All these crops are threatened by diseases because they are not constantly being conventionally bred for disease resistance,' Dale continued. (ktvu.com)
  • Traditional plant breeding methods have been used for centuries, and there is a well-established track record of the safety of conventionally bred crops. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • For farmers, few examples of those corporate constraints are more frustrating than repair restrictions and patent rights that prevent them from saving seeds from their own crops for future planting. (farmingnewshubb.com)
  • This shift toward industrial and food crops to gain better market value is expected to influence the Asia Pacific commercial seeds market. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • We are honoured to be working with the top institutions in the world in this Academy that will enable Africans to drive innovation critical to improving African crops to eliminate stunting due to malnutrition," said Dr. Allen Van Deynze, Director of the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis and Scientific Director of the AOCC. (innovativegenomics.org)
  • Introducing GE corn to Mexico would sound the death knell for this precious ecology as it is widely agreed that GE crops cannot co-exist with conventionally bred seeds. (ianbunn.com)
  • Genetically modified crops engineered to withstand herbicides are now extra out there than conventionally bred resistant varieties. (mytvisonfire.com)
  • Turning to the situation at home, it is worth noting that simplified field trial arrangements introduced in March last year have already led to an increase in research activity, with eight new field trials of precision bred crops notified in England under the new arrangements. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • As NIAB chief executive Professor Mario Caccamo recently observed , the field trial notifications involved cover a range of crops and traits, all focused on using new precision breeding techniques to make our farming and food production systems healthier, safer, and more sustainable. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • That could significantly drive up the red tape, time and costs involved in bringing new precision bred crops to market. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • Many popular varieties of fruits and vegetables are bred conventionally. (growingmagazine.com)
  • When bred for these traits, organic farmers gain unique varieties that are designed to thrive in organic growing conditions. (growingmagazine.com)
  • The EPO has already granted more than a hundred patents on the conventional breeding of plants even though "essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals" and "plant varieties" are excluded from patentability. (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • The article also notes that while Monsanto hopes to get a transgenic drought tolerant seed trait to Africa "by 2016 at the earliest," there are already about 153 varieties of conventionally-bred corn currently in trials for drought tolerance. (civileats.com)
  • And conventional seeds have been shown to improve yields-a scientific term for the actual amount of corn harvested-by as much as 30 percent higher than non-tolerant varieties during drought. (civileats.com)
  • As with drought tolerance, conventional breeding is making inroads-21 varieties with improvements of about 1 tonne per hectare in trials (in much of Sub Saharan Africa, this would amount to about 20 to 50 percent yield increase), with GE traits "at least 10 years away," says Nature . (civileats.com)
  • Kiwifruit seeds were obtained from China and bred, in New Zealand, into commercially successful varieties. (nzlii.org)
  • In 1999 about 65,000 apple trees of the varieties Pacific Rose and Southern Snap, bred and developed in New Zealand, were found growing in Chile. (nzlii.org)
  • Cavendish, like most other banana varieties, was never bred. (ktvu.com)
  • There is a lot of potential in the temperate forages that are conserved in genebanks, because these species have the genetic traits needed to breed improved varieties," said the strategy's author Mike Dodd, senior scientist at AgResearch, a Crown Research Institute in New Zealand. (croptrust.org)
  • Efforts to breed new varieties of forages with genetic traits that can lead to improved sustainability are already the focus of scientific research, Dodd says. (croptrust.org)
  • Conventional seeds hold a larger market size in the fruit & vegetable seeds market owing to the fact that very few varieties of these seeds have been approved within genetically modified offerings. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Important: these are special varieties bred specifically for sprouts. (gardeninguru.com)
  • Sprout seeds can also theoretically be sown, but they are not varieties that have been bred for yield. (gardeninguru.com)
  • Although the UF/IFAS tomato breeding program has maintained an active breeding project for bacterial spot resistance since the early 1980s, no varieties with appreciable levels of resistance have yet been developed. (ufl.edu)
  • However, there are ongoing public concerns related to meals safety, regulation, labelling, environmental influence, analysis methods, and the truth that some GM seeds, along with all new plant varieties, are topic to plant breeders' rights owned by companies. (mytvisonfire.com)
  • Plant breeding aims to create crop varieties with superior and distinctive features for a range of agricultural uses. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • Advocates of organic breeding currently support the use of direct selection for a variety of agronomic traits to guarantee the identification of the most suitable varieties. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • Based on the Commission's proposals, there is a real risk that the EU could be on course to eclipse our lead by regulating NGT products - where they could have occurred naturally or through conventional breeding - in the same way as conventionally bred plant varieties. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • Altogether, the EPO has granted around 2400 patents on genetically engineered plants many of them owned by Monsanto, which already controls around 25 percent of the international seed market. (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • Crop scientists back-cross both mutated and genetically engineered plants, breeding them with the parent variety for generations to eliminate any unwanted changes. (grist.org)
  • Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are often sold to farmers and the public on the grounds that they are the wave of the future, taking over where conventional plant breeding left off by improving productivity and sustainability. (civileats.com)
  • But none have been bold enough to say what has been obvious for several years-that conventional breeding is working considerably better than genetically engineered seeds for this trait. (civileats.com)
  • The patent covered conventionally bred tomatoes with a natural resistance to a fungal disease called botrytis, which were claimed as an invention. (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • Now breeders, growers and consumers have a chance of benefiting from a greater diversity of tomatoes improved by further breeding", says Christoph Then, a coordinator of No Patents on Seeds! (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • it was ultimately determined that Monsanto was attempting to be wise wordsmiths, saying that their patent focused on conventionally bred tomatoes that had a natural resistance to botrytis, a fungal disease, and should therefore be considered as an intervention. (naturalnews.com)
  • Patents are at the heart of Monsanto 's seed monopoly. (innovationtoronto.com)
  • After the WTO's Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights agreement was signed in 1994, a representative of the world's biggest seed corporation said that Monsanto had been the "patient, diagnostician and physician" in drafting the agreement which forced countries to introduce patents on life and seeds. (innovationtoronto.com)
  • In May 2011, Monsanto got a patent on conventionally-bred melons from the EPO. (innovationtoronto.com)
  • Patent EP1812575 held by the US company Monsanto has been revoked by the European Patent Office (EPO) after the international coalition No Patents on Seeds! (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • NaturalNews) In an effort to help consumers make smart food decisions and not be strong armed into choosing edibles produced by a select few shady mega-corporations like Monsanto, No Patents on Seeds! (naturalnews.com)
  • Considering that Monsanto already controls approximately 25 percent of the international seed market, No Patents on Seeds! (naturalnews.com)
  • But patents and IPRs are being used to own seeds, life forms and traditional knowledge. (innovationtoronto.com)
  • The coalition "No Patents on Seeds" has started a campaign to exclude breeding material, plants and animals, and foods derived thereof from patentability. (innovationtoronto.com)
  • The coalition of No Patents on Seeds! (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • has filed further oppositions against patents held by the US company covering broccoli which can be harvested mechanically (EP 1597965), melons that are resistant to plant viruses (EP1962578) and a selection of plants for breeding soybeans (EP 2134870) adapted to climate change. (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • As a recently published "No Patents on Seeds! (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • are concerned that patents on plant and animal breeding will foster further market concentration, making farmers and other stakeholders of the food supply chain even more dependent on just a few big international companies and ultimately reduce consumer choice. (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • The member organisations of NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • are concerned about the increasing number of patents on plants, seeds and farm animals and their impact on farmers, breeders, innovation and biodiversity. (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • Patents on plants and animals derived from conventional breeding can be fully prohibited in Europe. (aseed.net)
  • Access to biological diversity needed for further breeding must not be controlled, hampered or blocked by any patents. (aseed.net)
  • As patent research shows, hundreds of patents on conventional breeding are pending. (aseed.net)
  • This patent is an abuse of patent law, based on a fake invention, and meant to circumvent the legal prohibitions," says Christoph Then for No Patents on Seeds! (hortidaily.com)
  • Patents on conventionally-bred plants are prohibited in Europe. (hortidaily.com)
  • The European Patent Office (EPO), which makes a profit from granting patents, has nevertheless found ways and means to circumvent the prohibitions: in this case, the plants, which were developed with commonly used methods to produce less seeds, are treated as a technical invention (increasing the number of chromosomes). (hortidaily.com)
  • Moreover, the Administrative Council, which consists of experts and officials from the 38 contracting states of the EPO, and is meeting today, has utterly failed in its duties," says Johanna Eckhardt for No Patents on Seeds! (hortidaily.com)
  • Interestingly, the U.S. Commerce Department and specifically the U.S. Patent Office clearly sees these organisms as something unique and new, for they have granted the seed-chemical companies hundreds of patents for these new life forms. (justlabelit.org)
  • The ostensible justification for patents, whether for equipment or seeds, is that they provide an incentive for companies to invest time and money in developing products because they know that they will have exclusive rights to sell their inventions once patented. (farmingnewshubb.com)
  • The petitioners' aim is to stop patents on conventionally bred plants and animals. (organic-market.info)
  • The petition demands that the ministers of the contracting states of the European Patent Office (EPO) meet within one year for a conference and take effective measures against patents on the conventional breeding of plants and animals. (organic-market.info)
  • Patents on processes based on cross-breeding, selection or random mutations must be excluded, as well as the extension of claims of genetic engineering patents to conventionally bred plants and animals. (organic-market.info)
  • Access to biodiversity, which is needed for further breeding, must not be controlled, hindered or blocked by patents," says Johanna Eckhardt from the organisation "No Patents on Seeds", which started the petition. (organic-market.info)
  • If the patents are granted, they can also cover plants (or animals) from conventional breeding and with random mutations. (organic-market.info)
  • If patents are not clearly limited to genetic engineering methods that are actually used, this can have serious consequences for breeding, agriculture and consumers. (organic-market.info)
  • Revoking this patent is an important success," said Christopher Then, a coordinator with No Patents on Seeds! (naturalnews.com)
  • Of the need to address these patent practices, the No Patents on Seeds! (naturalnews.com)
  • We are at a critical stage," the preceding article notes of the alarming amount of plant and seed patents either approved by, or slated to be approved by, the EPO. (naturalnews.com)
  • This work involves a radical shift in which genetic traits are most valued for breeding new forages. (croptrust.org)
  • Conventionally, traits related to productivity have been in favor. (croptrust.org)
  • Plant breeding can be done using a variety of methods, such as simply choosing plants with useful traits for propagation, genetics and chromosome-based procedures, and more sophisticated molecular methods. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • These practices rely upon selective breeding (human assisted-breeding of individuals with desirable traits). (pressbooks.pub)
  • Traditional breeding practices, although low-tech and simple to perform, have the practical outcome of modifying an organism's genetic information, thus producing new traits. (pressbooks.pub)
  • Through traditional breeding practices, humans living thousands of years ago in what is now Southern Mexico began selecting for desirable traits until they were able to transform the plant into what is now known as maize. (pressbooks.pub)
  • Commercially raised apples are bred to ship well, with thick skins and strong fruit structure. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Current potato production in Pakistan is largely based on imported seed of exotic cultivars. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The commercial livestock industry has a long history of breeding improved cultivars of temperate forages," Dodd said. (croptrust.org)
  • Despite the fact that the production settings found in organic vs. conventional farming systems are greatly different due to their unique management approaches, it is believed that over 95% of organic agriculture is based on cultivars that have been conventionally adapted. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • Using conventional breeding, this resistance was introduced into other melons. (innovationtoronto.com)
  • resistance levels in tomato plants obtained in breeding programs. (naturalnews.com)
  • In pepper, conventional (non-GMO) breeding efforts have been very successful due to the discovery and use of several individual resistance genes. (ufl.edu)
  • There are several reasons for this, including limited sources of resistance, resistance that is conferred by multiple genes with small effects rather than a single gene (which makes the breeding process much more complicated), mutations in pathogen avirulence genes resulting in ineffective resistance genes, and introduction of exotic pathogen strains which overcome the resistance (Hutton et al. (ufl.edu)
  • 2010). In short, tremendous efforts on the breeding front have been unable to combine horticultural acceptability with high levels of resistance in tomato. (ufl.edu)
  • We have, over the last 10,000 years, bred out of our main food plants all kinds of survival strategies that natural selection put in. (plos.org)
  • These seeds are grown mostly in conventional farms and are easily available. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • A recent University of California study showed that organic peaches, blackberries, and corn picked green actually had less nutrition than conventionally grown counterparts that were allowed to ripen before being harvested. (bostonglobe.com)
  • For instance, in June 2020, three tractors and planters seeded more than 500 acres of soybeans at a northwest Iowa, U.S. farm without anyone on the tractor. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Most of the land is tillable and about 750 acres are cropped each year, growing about 250 acres of hay, 250 acres of corn, 100 acres of soybeans, 150 acres in oats, wheat and new seeding, and the rest is pasture. (nodpa.com)
  • Well, George had been bragging all season about the fancy price he'd paid for his new GM sweet corn seed this year, while the philosopher had stuck with her traditional favorite. (cropchoice.com)
  • A wild grass called teosinte was genetically modified through selective breeding to produce what is now known as maize (corn). (pressbooks.pub)
  • One of the main advantages of GM seeds is that they can help increase crop yield and reduce the need for pesticides and other chemicals. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • GM seeds can increase crop yields, which can help meet the rising demand for food. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Humans created the vast majority of crop species by using traditional breeding practices on naturally-occurring, wild plants. (pressbooks.pub)
  • This created a disturbance in the supply chain of the North America and Central & South America seeds market. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Knowledge of methods of breeding plants and animals continues to evolve as a common good from the activities of farmers and breeders over centuries, it is not invented by industry. (aseed.net)
  • This can lead to cost savings for farmers and can also help reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, driving demand for GMO seeds in the region. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • We want to preserve the independence of breeders, gardeners and farmers who breed, cultivate or reproduce conventional plants and animals. (organic-market.info)
  • The seed trade is highly international with large volumes of seed shipped across borders to meet farmers' demand across the Asia and Pacific region. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The Network of Concerned Farmers spokesman Geoffrey Carracher, who runs an irrigation property near Minimay growing white clover seed, called on dairy farmers not to use GM cotton to feed their cattle. (munlochygmvigil.org.uk)
  • And that, according to a survey conducted as part of OSA's State of Organic Seed report, the vast majority of California organic farmers surveyed agree that organic seed is important in maintaining the integrity of organic food production? (seedalliance.org)
  • Yet, only 38% of the vegetable seed used by California organic farmers surveyed was organic. (seedalliance.org)
  • Why are California farmers relying so much on conventionally produced seed? (seedalliance.org)
  • And how can we work to advance a seed system that benefits farmers and sustainable agriculture in the golden state? (seedalliance.org)
  • More than 20 participants - from farmers to certifiers to seed company representatives - identified opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and better communication across all phases of the seed supply chain. (seedalliance.org)
  • In his work at OSA, he manages OSA's regional development in California, conducts participatory breeding projects and variety trials, and teaches farmers about seed production and plant breeding at workshops, conferences and field days. (seedalliance.org)
  • This increase in field trial activity demonstrates that more proportionate and enabling regulation of precision breeding techniques can open up the potential for plant scientists, breeders and farmers to keep pace with demands for increased agricultural productivity and resource-use efficiency, healthier food, reduced chemical use, and resilience to climate change. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • By the end of the decade, the Hawaiian papaya industry and the livelihoods of many farmers were saved thanks to the free distribution of Dr. Gonsalves seeds. (pressbooks.pub)
  • The Americas seeds market size was valued at USD 6.02 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1% from 2023 to 2030. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • NGT plants that could occur naturally or through conventional breeding (similar to the definition of a Precision Bred Organism under the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 in England), would essentially be regulated in the same way as conventional plants and seeds, with no separate statutory requirement for risk assessment, food and feed marketing authorisation, traceability, food labelling or coexistence arrangements. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • Therefore, we call for an urgent re-think of European patent law in biotechnology and plant breeding and for clear regulations that exclude conventional breeding, genetic material, animals, plants and food derived thereof from patentability! (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • Conventional seeds are those that are genetically altered using traditional breeding techniques except biotechnology and are not certified as organic. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The International Grain Trade Coalition will be encouraged by NAEGA to more aggressively move its policy forward and the NAEGA Production Technologies Committee will need to work with renewed urgency and intensity in efforts to prevent the use of these new plant breeding technologies from causing debacles in trade like those we continue to experience from seeds produced with transgenic biotechnology. (naega.org)
  • Nunhems has, in this case, simply used well-known methods to breed melons with less seeds from these plants. (hortidaily.com)
  • is filing an opposition against a Nunhems (BASF) patent on watermelons (EP2814316) derived from conventional breeding. (hortidaily.com)
  • For example, the applicants may try to create the impression that CRISPR/Cas gene scissors are being used, but in reality, the plants are derived from conventional breeding. (hortidaily.com)
  • The EU approach is based on a scientific opinion adopted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in November 2020 which confirmed that "genome editing techniques that modify the DNA of plants do not pose more hazards than conventional breeding. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • Although these percentages appear small, the vast yield of tiny seeds and the early death of most seedlings provide significant numbers of viable hybrids and haploids in relatively small soil containers. (wikipedia.org)
  • By comparison, Monsanto's drought tolerant seeds provide only about 5 or 6 percent yield increase in the U.S., and only under moderate drought conditions (PDF). (civileats.com)
  • is also calling for a revision of European Patent Law to exclude breeding material, plants and animals and food derived thereof from patentability. (no-patents-on-seeds.org)
  • High Mowing Seeds' plant breeder, Jodi Lew-Smith, addressed the issue of breeding hybrids with safe alternatives to the chemical emasculators prohibited in organic seed production. (growingmagazine.com)
  • From a seed producer: "We need more local trials. (seedalliance.org)
  • Through simplified trials arrangements, and the subsequent enactment of the Precision Breeding Act, the UK Government has led the way in diverging from outdated EU rules which classified gene edited products in the same way as GMOs. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • There was a learning curve for all of this, but he turned to people like Klaas Martens (Lakeview Organic Grain) who not only helped him bring his conventionally cropped acreage to decent organic production levels, but also helped him find some necessary field equipment such as a combine, tine weeder and a cultivator. (nodpa.com)
  • John Navazio, who has a dual role with the Organic Seed Alliance and Washington State University, discussed developing participatory systems for on-farm plant breeding. (growingmagazine.com)
  • Five seed mixtures were sown on set-aside areas (minimum 20 m wide and 100 m long) in the autumns of 1993 and 1994. (conservationevidence.com)
  • This is possible with doubled haploidy organisms because of their true breeding nature and because they can conveniently be produced in large numbers. (wikipedia.org)
  • In other words, these are organisms created by the transfer and introduction of genetic material from other species in ways that could not occur in nature or through traditional breeding methods. (justlabelit.org)
  • Genetically modified foods are meals produced from organisms that have had modifications introduced into their DNA utilizing the methods of genetic engineering versus traditional cross breeding. (mytvisonfire.com)
  • Traditional breeding shuffles all of the genes between the two organisms being bred, which can number into the tens of thousands (maize, for example, has 32,000 genes). (pressbooks.pub)
  • But there are also sprouts from many other vegetables: Radish, broccoli or arugula seeds, but also cereal grains and sunflower seeds form aromatic sprouts. (gardeninguru.com)
  • Nor are the Commission's plans as proportionate and evidence-based as many EU scientists and plant breeders would like, with breeders' organisation Euroseeds challenging as discriminatory the proposed requirements to label seed bags, to exclude NGTs from organic farming, and to place an arbitrary limit on the number of genetic changes permitted. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • As the Nature article points out: "Transgenic techniques, which target one gene at a time, have not been as quick [as conventional breeding] to manipulate [drought tolerance]. (civileats.com)
  • shows, clear definitions are needed to distinguish patentable technical inventions from the random processes used in conventional breeding in order for existing prohibitions to be effective. (aseed.net)
  • Sabanto, a Chicago-based robotic farming company, helped Bellcock Farms plant seeds using remote-controlled utility tractors, each pulling five-row planters. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • These seeds are typically produced using organic methods but are not truly tailored to organic growing conditions. (growingmagazine.com)
  • Studies were conducted comparing DH method and other conventional breeding methods and it was concluded that adoption of doubled haploidy does not lead to any bias of genotypes in populations, and random DHs were even found to be compatible to selected line produced by conventional pedigree method. (wikipedia.org)
  • a range of tools that include both traditional breeding techniques and more modern lab-based methods. (pressbooks.pub)
  • SumaGrow grazed cattle gained an average of .27 lbs per day more than the cattle grazing the untreated plots, and the SumaGrow treated pasture could handle two animals more per unit than the conventionally fertilized fields. (americandairymen.com)
  • Inorganic seeds need fertilizers to promote growth, insecticides to reduce pests and diseases, and chemical herbicides to manage weeds that affect growth. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • To serve niche markets, local markets, and health-conscious consumers, organic breeders can select for higher nutrition or enhanced flavor, rather than how well seeds survive shipment. (growingmagazine.com)
  • In his presentation on the Future of Organic Seed Systems, Matthew Dillon, of the nonprofit organization Seed Matters, asserted that the next generation of thought leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, and classical plant breeders needs to develop the skills, ideas, and information to be a part of the solution. (growingmagazine.com)
  • As the UK Government prepares the detailed implementing rules for the Precision Breeding Act in England, Ministers must ensure we retain a leading edge over the rest of Europe in promoting investment, research and innovation in these technologies, urges Samantha Brooke, chief executive of the British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB). (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • The demand for commercial seeds is rising rapidly, which is resulting in the mechanization of the production process, the adoption of various agricultural practices, as well as technological improvements. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • The seeds of plants are particularly well protected, because they are, of course, the plant's children, their ticket to posterity. (plos.org)
  • The science of plant breeding is modifying a plant's properties to generate required qualities. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • Additionally, the quantity of genetic material provided by each parent during breeding and domestication corresponds to the proportional input of the microbiome. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • This concentration has become especially pronounced in agriculture, with a few companies consolidating market share in numerous areas, including seeds, pesticides and machinery, as well as commodity processing and meatpacking. (farmingnewshubb.com)
  • Climate change is making it harder to grow enough nutritious food, but a unique program is training African scientists in harnessing a cutting-edge breeding tool to adapt agriculture to new threats. (innovativegenomics.org)
  • It is essential for this industry to breed types that are specifically suited to the particular requirements of organic agriculture in order to reach its full potential. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • Few breeding initiatives are currently focused on organic agriculture, and those that were up until recently tended to use indirect selection. (scholarsresearchlibrary.com)
  • Many eucalypt species have adapted to wildfire , and resprout after fire or have seeds which survive fire. (wikipedia.org)
  • In future, conventionally bred plants and animals have to be kept available for further breeding," Martha Mertens says for Friends of the Earth Germany. (aseed.net)
  • If conventionally bred plants and animals are patented as 'inventions', they cannot be used for further breeding without the permission of the patent holder. (aseed.net)
  • For those who want more detailed information on this topic, I analyzed and compared genetic engineering and traditional breeding for drought tolerance and nitrogen use efficiency in reports published in 2012 and 2009 , respectively. (civileats.com)
  • During the 1990's many of the FDA's own scientists warned that genetic engineering was different than traditional breeding and posed special risks of introducing new toxins or allergens, but these warnings were not heeded. (justlabelit.org)
  • What many people might not understand is that traditional breeding practices do, in fact, result in permanent genetic changes and is therefore a type of genetic modification. (pressbooks.pub)
  • This misunderstanding may arise because traditional breeding practices do not require sophisticated laboratory equipment or any knowledge of genetics, which some may see as a prerequisite for genetic modification. (pressbooks.pub)
  • How do traditional breeding practices compare to modern genetic engineering? (pressbooks.pub)
  • The conventional seed produced more vigorous plants than the plants derived from tissue culture origin, but the differences between two categories of seed were nonsignificant. (elsevierpure.com)
  • From a farmer: "Why do I go to the extra effort and money to buy organic seed while my neighbor gets away with using conventional seed? (seedalliance.org)
  • Traditionally, they've bred for qualities that support productivity: forages which grow fast, have high carbohydrate and protein contents, and are high in energy. (croptrust.org)
  • As consumer demand and expectations from the food industry continue to evolve, the opportunities for conventional seeds is also increasing. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The problem has become more and more acute in recent years: the processes of 'new genetic engineering' and tools such as CRISPR/Cas also make it possible to imitate the results of conventional breeding. (organic-market.info)
  • These and other latest stories conclude that the processes of genetic engineering and conventional breeding are not any completely different in terms of unintended consequences to human well being and the environment (European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation 2010). (mytvisonfire.com)
  • Big oil, big pharma, big food, big seed companies are joining hands to appropriate biodiversity and biomass - the living carbon, thereby extending the age of fossil fuels and dead carbon. (innovationtoronto.com)
  • One of the main drivers of the GM seeds market is the increasing demand for food, fueled by a growing global population. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • In XXVI International Horticultural Congress: Potatoes, Healthy Food for Humanity: International Developments in Breeding, Production, Protection and Utilizaton (pp. 301-307). (elsevierpure.com)
  • Furthermore, they would like to see revisions in European Patent Law so that breeding material, plants, animals and food derived from them are excluded from patentability. (naturalnews.com)
  • Here in England, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) still appears on course to establish an entirely separate regulatory process for precision bred food and feed products, potentially involving expert committee scrutiny, risk assessment, public consultation, Parliamentary approval and Secretary of State sign-off. (scienceforsustainableagriculture.com)
  • The seed mixture 'Tübinger Mischung' with only wildflowers attracted most individuals, but the lowest species numbers. (conservationevidence.com)
  • Seed mixtures contained either only grass species (three mixes including three to six species, cost £15-£70/ha), a mix of grasses and herbs (six grass and eight herb species, cost £300/ha) or only herbs 11 species, £35/ha). (conservationevidence.com)
  • Do the big seed companies prevent scientists from doing research on their patented plants? (grist.org)
  • Adrienne Shelton, one of the symposium's organizers and a grad student at the University of Wisconsin, says building a community of graduate students who are interested in organic plant breeding is crucial to ensuring they don't feel isolated and discouraged in their departments. (growingmagazine.com)
  • Jared Zystro, a research and education specialist with Organic Seed Alliance, spoke about the importance of experiment designs that help researchers maximize the information they can gather from limited resources. (growingmagazine.com)