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Oct 17, 2019

First Report of Panama disease in Cavendish bananas caused by Tropical Race 4 in Colombia

An international research team has confirmed the presence of Tropical Race 4 (TR4, Fusarium odoratissimum, previously known as Fusarium...

Oct 4, 2019

Barenbrug and KeyGene start joint venture using dandelions for sustainable natural rubber production

Lion-Flex BV to boost the development of rubber dandelion varieties The Barenbrug family and research company KeyGene have joined...

Oct 1, 2019

Complete genome of devastating Asian soybean rust fungus assembled

An international research collaboration has successfully assembled the complete genome sequence of the plant pathogen that causes the devastating...

Aug 20, 2019

Alarm as devastating banana fungus reaches the Americas

The region produces most of the world’s banana exports — and the fungus affects the most popular commercial variety....

Jul 31, 2019

KeyGene’s ‘Panama disease’ expert coordinates diagnostics on suspected Colombian banana farms

Fernando Garcia Bastidas, Panama-disease expert in KeyGene’s banana research team, is supporting the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) in the...

Jul 23, 2019

KeyGene & Mahindra Agri partner to drive innovation & yield enhancement in key crops

Joint Press release of Mahindra Agri Solutions Limited (MASL) and KeyGene, 23 July 2019 ...

Jul 15, 2019

KeyGene scientists first to discover ‘non-susceptible’ sweet pepper plants

Press release 14 July 2019 KeyGene scientists first to discover ‘non-susceptible’ sweet pepper plants Breakthrough generates new opportunities for...

Mar 25, 2019

BerryWorld Plus™ wins KeyGene’s genome-for-free contest

A high-quality raspberry genome assembly will accelerate the breeding and development of superior raspberry varieties (also available: Dutch version /...

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