KWS Group
@kwsgroup.bsky.social
Developing innovative & sustainable crops with leading-edge plant breeding methods in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Tradition of family ownership and independence for nearly 170 years.
🔗 www.kws.com
Tradition of family ownership and independence for nearly 170 years.
🔗 www.kws.com
🌾 Using #CRISPR to knock out certain genes, researchers developed rice that was more susceptible to sheath blight and other infections.
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🌾 Using #CRISPR to knock out certain genes, researchers developed rice that was more susceptible to sheath blight and other infections.
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
By shedding light to the mechanisms of disease resistance, the study paves way to the development of resistant rice varieties.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Europe cannot afford to fall behind on innovation!
We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
euroseeds.eu/app/uploads/...
We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
euroseeds.eu/app/uploads/...
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Europe cannot afford to fall behind on innovation!
We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
euroseeds.eu/app/uploads/...
We join 25 EU agri-food organizations urging policymakers to conclude #NGTs trilogue talks now.
Science-based rules = resilient crops & global competitiveness. Act today! 🌱
euroseeds.eu/app/uploads/...
Explainable AI (XAI) can make AI more effective in plant phenotyping. 👩💻
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Explainable AI (XAI) can make AI more effective in plant phenotyping. 👩💻
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
By uncovering underlying biological processes, XAI helps breeders understand machine learning predictions.
👉 Check out the review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Today, it takes about 10 years on average for a new variety to reach the field - but this timeframe could be dramatically shortened in future 🌱⏱️ Learn about the tools and strategies that make this possible in our latest #KWSPortrait 👉 portrait.kws.com/edition-2025...
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today, it takes about 10 years on average for a new variety to reach the field - but this timeframe could be dramatically shortened in future 🌱⏱️ Learn about the tools and strategies that make this possible in our latest #KWSPortrait 👉 portrait.kws.com/edition-2025...
Vegetables don’t go straight from field to fork - they’re usually processed first🥗
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Vegetables don’t go straight from field to fork - they’re usually processed first🥗
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
Plant breeding helps cut the environmental footprint by making crops easier to process & reducing waste and need of additives.
👉Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
Did you know that plant diseases cause up to 40% of global crop losses each year? 🌾
#CRISPR #GenomeEditing enables breeders to develop resistant plants faster, cutting timelines from 12–14 years to just 4–6, and helping secure our food supply.
www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
#CRISPR #GenomeEditing enables breeders to develop resistant plants faster, cutting timelines from 12–14 years to just 4–6, and helping secure our food supply.
www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Did you know that plant diseases cause up to 40% of global crop losses each year? 🌾
#CRISPR #GenomeEditing enables breeders to develop resistant plants faster, cutting timelines from 12–14 years to just 4–6, and helping secure our food supply.
www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
#CRISPR #GenomeEditing enables breeders to develop resistant plants faster, cutting timelines from 12–14 years to just 4–6, and helping secure our food supply.
www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
🌾Smarter breeding of virus-resistant crops?
AI can make #CRISPR systems even more powerful by for example improving target specificity, according to a recent review.
Full article 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
AI can make #CRISPR systems even more powerful by for example improving target specificity, according to a recent review.
Full article 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🌾Smarter breeding of virus-resistant crops?
AI can make #CRISPR systems even more powerful by for example improving target specificity, according to a recent review.
Full article 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
AI can make #CRISPR systems even more powerful by for example improving target specificity, according to a recent review.
Full article 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
🧬 An interesting review highlights how #GenomeEditing tools are being used to improve stress tolerance and quality traits in vegetable crops.
🔗: https://ow.ly/awfi50XiqVB
🔗: https://ow.ly/awfi50XiqVB
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🧬 An interesting review highlights how #GenomeEditing tools are being used to improve stress tolerance and quality traits in vegetable crops.
🔗: https://ow.ly/awfi50XiqVB
🔗: https://ow.ly/awfi50XiqVB
🌾Our KWS colleague Andrea Mertens presented the state of play of the #FAO #ITPGRFA and Access & Benefit Sharing at #Euroseeds2025, highlighting the vital role of genetic resources in ensuring global food security. 🌾
October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🌾Our KWS colleague Andrea Mertens presented the state of play of the #FAO #ITPGRFA and Access & Benefit Sharing at #Euroseeds2025, highlighting the vital role of genetic resources in ensuring global food security. 🌾
Today, our KWS colleague Andrea Richter presented the latest market trends on oilseed rape🌻at #Euroseeds2025.
Despite challenging climatic conditions, yields increased across EU regions — along with a slight rise in acreage.
👩🌾👨🌾 Encouraging news for our farmer partners! 👏
Despite challenging climatic conditions, yields increased across EU regions — along with a slight rise in acreage.
👩🌾👨🌾 Encouraging news for our farmer partners! 👏
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today, our KWS colleague Andrea Richter presented the latest market trends on oilseed rape🌻at #Euroseeds2025.
Despite challenging climatic conditions, yields increased across EU regions — along with a slight rise in acreage.
👩🌾👨🌾 Encouraging news for our farmer partners! 👏
Despite challenging climatic conditions, yields increased across EU regions — along with a slight rise in acreage.
👩🌾👨🌾 Encouraging news for our farmer partners! 👏
New varieties & authentic #PRM are key to future food security. 🌾
At #Euroseeds2025 today, our KWS colleague Nigel Moore shared insights on the revision of EU seed marketing directives — highlighting both challenges & opportunities, and the need for the sector to speak with one voice. 📣
At #Euroseeds2025 today, our KWS colleague Nigel Moore shared insights on the revision of EU seed marketing directives — highlighting both challenges & opportunities, and the need for the sector to speak with one voice. 📣
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New varieties & authentic #PRM are key to future food security. 🌾
At #Euroseeds2025 today, our KWS colleague Nigel Moore shared insights on the revision of EU seed marketing directives — highlighting both challenges & opportunities, and the need for the sector to speak with one voice. 📣
At #Euroseeds2025 today, our KWS colleague Nigel Moore shared insights on the revision of EU seed marketing directives — highlighting both challenges & opportunities, and the need for the sector to speak with one voice. 📣
Sugarbeet is no ordinary crop - its seed production is a two-year journey requiring precision at every step. 🌱
In our up-and-coming #WorldofFarming story, we will look into the process of our sugarbeet seed production in northern Italy.
In our up-and-coming #WorldofFarming story, we will look into the process of our sugarbeet seed production in northern Italy.
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Sugarbeet is no ordinary crop - its seed production is a two-year journey requiring precision at every step. 🌱
In our up-and-coming #WorldofFarming story, we will look into the process of our sugarbeet seed production in northern Italy.
In our up-and-coming #WorldofFarming story, we will look into the process of our sugarbeet seed production in northern Italy.
🌍 On #WorldFoodDay by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations we celebrate the rich diversity of our food systems!
Gratitude to breeders & farmers worldwide - turning seeds into meals that nourish every culture, every diet. 🌱🍽
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
Gratitude to breeders & farmers worldwide - turning seeds into meals that nourish every culture, every diet. 🌱🍽
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌍 On #WorldFoodDay by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations we celebrate the rich diversity of our food systems!
Gratitude to breeders & farmers worldwide - turning seeds into meals that nourish every culture, every diet. 🌱🍽
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
Gratitude to breeders & farmers worldwide - turning seeds into meals that nourish every culture, every diet. 🌱🍽
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
🌱On Oct 14, @plants4thefuture.bsky.social hosted a key event on #NGTs. Our KWS colleague Anja Matzk shared how NGTs enable faster, impactful agri innovation 💡
🚜Political voices agreed: we need enabling regulation now - farmers deserve timely solutions!
#EUAgri #FoodSecurity #Innovation
🚜Political voices agreed: we need enabling regulation now - farmers deserve timely solutions!
#EUAgri #FoodSecurity #Innovation
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
🌱On Oct 14, @plants4thefuture.bsky.social hosted a key event on #NGTs. Our KWS colleague Anja Matzk shared how NGTs enable faster, impactful agri innovation 💡
🚜Political voices agreed: we need enabling regulation now - farmers deserve timely solutions!
#EUAgri #FoodSecurity #Innovation
🚜Political voices agreed: we need enabling regulation now - farmers deserve timely solutions!
#EUAgri #FoodSecurity #Innovation
Our KWS colleague Anja Matzk will speak at an event organised by Plants for the Future ETP and co-hosted by three MEPs, discussing how #NGTs can help make European farming more resilient and competitive.
Looking forward to the interesting exchange! 💡
Looking forward to the interesting exchange! 💡
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our KWS colleague Anja Matzk will speak at an event organised by Plants for the Future ETP and co-hosted by three MEPs, discussing how #NGTs can help make European farming more resilient and competitive.
Looking forward to the interesting exchange! 💡
Looking forward to the interesting exchange! 💡
Chinese research team found a way to guide DNA repair more accurately, boosting the efficiency of #CRISPR based gene targeting in tomato. 🍅
This approach could facilitate breeding efficiency and precision.
🔗 https://ow.ly/eifZ50X6Z6n
This approach could facilitate breeding efficiency and precision.
🔗 https://ow.ly/eifZ50X6Z6n
October 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Chinese research team found a way to guide DNA repair more accurately, boosting the efficiency of #CRISPR based gene targeting in tomato. 🍅
This approach could facilitate breeding efficiency and precision.
🔗 https://ow.ly/eifZ50X6Z6n
This approach could facilitate breeding efficiency and precision.
🔗 https://ow.ly/eifZ50X6Z6n
#GenomeEditing is gaining momentum in Europe – and we are part of it! 👇
Our recent licensing agreement marks first global use of Shunfeng Bio’s #CRISPR based enzymes across all crop types. This means accelerated development of high-yielding, more resilient crop varieties.
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
Our recent licensing agreement marks first global use of Shunfeng Bio’s #CRISPR based enzymes across all crop types. This means accelerated development of high-yielding, more resilient crop varieties.
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#GenomeEditing is gaining momentum in Europe – and we are part of it! 👇
Our recent licensing agreement marks first global use of Shunfeng Bio’s #CRISPR based enzymes across all crop types. This means accelerated development of high-yielding, more resilient crop varieties.
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
Our recent licensing agreement marks first global use of Shunfeng Bio’s #CRISPR based enzymes across all crop types. This means accelerated development of high-yielding, more resilient crop varieties.
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
“In the past fiscal year, we kept our operating business on track with a high degree of resilience in a challenging market environment and achieved our full-year targets” states Dr. Felix Büchting, CEO of KWS
Find the press release on our latest business results here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
Find the press release on our latest business results here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
September 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“In the past fiscal year, we kept our operating business on track with a high degree of resilience in a challenging market environment and achieved our full-year targets” states Dr. Felix Büchting, CEO of KWS
Find the press release on our latest business results here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
Find the press release on our latest business results here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/news...
Potato is a vital food crop that faces significant threats from diseases and environmental stress.
This review explores how #GenomeEditing can help overcome potato’s breeding challenges and help develop disease-resistant varieties without added pesticides.
🔗 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
This review explores how #GenomeEditing can help overcome potato’s breeding challenges and help develop disease-resistant varieties without added pesticides.
🔗 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
September 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Potato is a vital food crop that faces significant threats from diseases and environmental stress.
This review explores how #GenomeEditing can help overcome potato’s breeding challenges and help develop disease-resistant varieties without added pesticides.
🔗 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
This review explores how #GenomeEditing can help overcome potato’s breeding challenges and help develop disease-resistant varieties without added pesticides.
🔗 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
🌽 Researchers used #CRISPR to knock out two key genes in corn, disrupting the formation of stomata - small pores that control the plant's gas exchange.
The result? Fewer stomata, lower photosynthesis, but improved water-use efficiency💧
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The result? Fewer stomata, lower photosynthesis, but improved water-use efficiency💧
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
September 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🌽 Researchers used #CRISPR to knock out two key genes in corn, disrupting the formation of stomata - small pores that control the plant's gas exchange.
The result? Fewer stomata, lower photosynthesis, but improved water-use efficiency💧
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The result? Fewer stomata, lower photosynthesis, but improved water-use efficiency💧
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Breeders, farmers, consumers: They all have different demands and requirements that we want and need to meet.
Not an easy task. But we're tackling it 💪
How?
Find out in our series #WorldofFarming 💡
🔗https://www.kws.com/corp/en/media-press/world-of-farming-stories/
Not an easy task. But we're tackling it 💪
How?
Find out in our series #WorldofFarming 💡
🔗https://www.kws.com/corp/en/media-press/world-of-farming-stories/
September 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Breeders, farmers, consumers: They all have different demands and requirements that we want and need to meet.
Not an easy task. But we're tackling it 💪
How?
Find out in our series #WorldofFarming 💡
🔗https://www.kws.com/corp/en/media-press/world-of-farming-stories/
Not an easy task. But we're tackling it 💪
How?
Find out in our series #WorldofFarming 💡
🔗https://www.kws.com/corp/en/media-press/world-of-farming-stories/
Gene banks preserve genetic diversity 🌱
Vital for crop resilience, R&D, endangered species, and recovery after disasters.
They’re key to future-proofing agriculture.
Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social ’s booklet: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
#GeneBanks #LetsTalkBreeding #AgInnovation
Vital for crop resilience, R&D, endangered species, and recovery after disasters.
They’re key to future-proofing agriculture.
Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social ’s booklet: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
#GeneBanks #LetsTalkBreeding #AgInnovation
August 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Gene banks preserve genetic diversity 🌱
Vital for crop resilience, R&D, endangered species, and recovery after disasters.
They’re key to future-proofing agriculture.
Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social ’s booklet: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
#GeneBanks #LetsTalkBreeding #AgInnovation
Vital for crop resilience, R&D, endangered species, and recovery after disasters.
They’re key to future-proofing agriculture.
Learn more in @plants4thefuture.bsky.social ’s booklet: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
#GeneBanks #LetsTalkBreeding #AgInnovation
🌾 Using #CRISPR #GenomeEditing, Chinese researchers successfully improved grain storability and nutritional value of barley by targeting key LOX genes.
This offers a promising method to develop varieties with enhanced resilience and quality.
📄 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This offers a promising method to develop varieties with enhanced resilience and quality.
📄 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🌾 Using #CRISPR #GenomeEditing, Chinese researchers successfully improved grain storability and nutritional value of barley by targeting key LOX genes.
This offers a promising method to develop varieties with enhanced resilience and quality.
📄 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This offers a promising method to develop varieties with enhanced resilience and quality.
📄 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌱 #NGTs have helped us better understand plants natural defence pathways against drought – enabling the development of climate-tolerant crops.
But turning innovation into impact needs farmer trust, guidance & cross-disciplinary collaboration.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
But turning innovation into impact needs farmer trust, guidance & cross-disciplinary collaboration.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
August 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🌱 #NGTs have helped us better understand plants natural defence pathways against drought – enabling the development of climate-tolerant crops.
But turning innovation into impact needs farmer trust, guidance & cross-disciplinary collaboration.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
But turning innovation into impact needs farmer trust, guidance & cross-disciplinary collaboration.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
Curious about gene pools? 🌱 Discover what they are, why they matter, and how they support plant breeding for resilient crops. Dive into @plants4thefuture.bsky.social’s explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
#PlantBreeding #GenePool #AgInnovation
#PlantBreeding #GenePool #AgInnovation
July 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Curious about gene pools? 🌱 Discover what they are, why they matter, and how they support plant breeding for resilient crops. Dive into @plants4thefuture.bsky.social’s explainer: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...
#PlantBreeding #GenePool #AgInnovation
#PlantBreeding #GenePool #AgInnovation