The Dutch Research Council (NWO) contributes 15 million euros to a CropXR research programme into 'smart breeding' of more resilient crops. NWO’s grant marks the start of the new Dutch institute, which will integrate plant biology, computational modelling, and artificial intelligence into 'smart breeding methods'. Those will be used to develop crop varieties that are more resilient to climate change and less dependent on chemical crop protection.
Fertilized chicken eggs can be sexed by “sniffing” volatile chemicals emitted through the shell, according to new work by researchers at UC Davis and Sensit Ventures Inc. The study shows that it is feasible to sort eggs by sex, early in incubation, based on volatile organic chemicals.
Purdue researchers recently received a $500,000 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research, a not-for-profit organization set up by Congress as part of the 2014 Farm Bill to increase scientific and technological research and innovation.