FROM THE FIELDSELECTION NOTES & FUTURE DIRECTIONS
What we see.
What comes next.
Breeding priorities, development concepts and the questions behind our programmes.
SWEET CORN / THE GENETIC CHALLENGE
Purple and supersweet: breaking the linkage
Why combining colour and sweetness takes more than a cross. The A1–sh2 challenge behind purple supersweet breeding.
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2026 sweet corn harvest: selecting the ear
From tip fill to a husk that stays green. The fresh-market traits behind our sweet corn selection.
Read the noteLOOKING AHEAD03
Guess the crop. Coming in 2027.
In 2027, we revisit a familiar crop with a different set of breeding questions.
Read the noteFROM AMBITION TO A BREEDING PLANA better programme starts
Discuss your programme