agribusinessreview.comJULY - AUGUST 20259support our models, we are not to neglect animal and vegetal intelligence and its performance in our production operations (chloroplast efficiency, pollinator management, symbiotic interactions).The core subject in seed production is pollination, the tremendous progress that was made by scientists and agronomists to learn more about its biology, shedding, conformation, transportation and storage is highly commendable. The concept of patient/non-patient pollen (entomophilous vs anemophilous) designs the nowadays research around how the seed business is going to manage the outdoor conditions for a reliable fecundation level, pledge for the two essentials; yield and genetic purity. Thus, new technologies are emerging such as pollen harvesting, maintenance, re-spraying with drones, bee teaching, UV pollination patterns and so many others. Pollination is an extension of flowering. The understanding of the biological process of floral induction is growing fast and already predicts what could be tomorrow's paradigm. As an example, the recent discovery of the sorghum SbGhd7 gene which regulates floral transition and represses flowering could be a huge shift for seed production as support to flowering delay management and substitute to cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) technology with repressing pollen shed traits. Besides, as we have to deal with fast-moving agro-climatic conditions, the industry is focused on offering its customers resilient products. Since the natural conditions on the production side are similar while the basic material to cross may have lower energy (when talking about hybridization), it is key to better monitor the parameters identified as crucial to keep productivity and cost under control. As a consequence, this GxE approach might reshape or at least modify the interactions between selection and production. The more we learn about the behavior of our growing areas and our traits, the more we are up to optimize plantation and give drivers to maintain a relevant inbred or lines pool fitting both growing conditions and customer satisfaction. The agronomic modeling outputs new perspectives covering an extensive field for progress.Aren't new technologies giving us confidence in hitting the next challenges? Weeding robots, connected fields, canopy monitoring through EVI technology, yield imagery and precision planting, are all supported by AI speeding up the learning process and delivering efficiency.For instance, shouldn't ribbon technology be a vision of the future, securing planting depth, kernel orientation, seed protection, fertilization and a clever response to seed storage and conservation? A performing and innovative seed company putting plant, human and animal intelligence all together strengthens new ways of thinking and stays ahead. Only a documented high-level view can provide the needed resources to be prepared for the exciting challenge of securing affordable feed - food with sustainable practices. The understanding of the biological process of floral induction is growing fast and already predicts what could be tomorrow's paradigm
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