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✨ 👏 We are proud to announce that Seeds (ISSN 2674-1024) has received a new CiteScore of 4.0.

💖 This result reflects the quality, rigour, and impact of the research published in our journal. A big thank you to all the authors, reviewers, and editors who made this issue possible. Dive into the articles and discover the future of seed science.

💪 We remain committed to advancing open-access Seeds research and supporting scientific excellence.

👉 Explore the data: https://shorturl.at/qfExZ

📢 New Article Published in Seeds 🌱👏
We are excited to share the latest research:

📖'Seed Endophyte Bacillus atrophaeus Colonizes Root and Shoot Tissues Providing Antifungal Activity During Wheat Seedling Establishment'

by Anagha Wankhade, Zhiting Xu, Ashlynn Clark and David Britt

📖 Read the full article here: https://brnw.ch/21x351Q

Seed Endophyte Bacillus atrophaeus Colonizes Root and Shoot Tissues Providing Antifungal Activity During Wheat Seedling Establishment Seed-associated endophytes become active during germination, playing important roles as early colonizers of plant tissues and contributing to plant health while residing in a protective niche. In this study, we characterized a wheat-derived bacterial isolate, JunSE1L, to determine its functional tra...

📢 New Article Published in Seeds 🌱👏
We are excited to share the latest research:

📖'Mexican Achiote Seed (Bixa orellana L.): Physicochemical Characteristics, Nutritional Value and Antioxidant Compound Content'

by Lilibeth Andujo-Ponce, Celia Chavez-Mendoza, Alexandro Guevara-Aguilar, Esteban Sánchez, Alma Delia Alarcón-Rojo, Elia Cruz-Crespo and Martin Juárez-Morales

📖 Read the full article here: https://brnw.ch/21x337Q

Mexican Achiote Seed (Bixa orellana L.): Physicochemical Characteristics, Nutritional Value and Antioxidant Compound Content Achiote has been used since pre-Hispanic times, but today it is undervalued in Mexico and is threatened with disappearance in some regions. Therefore, it is important to focus research on this crop to enhance its value and prevent the loss of this ancestral germplasm, which is an essential part of M...

✨ 👏 A new special issue online in Seeds!

📖 Seedbank Dynamics in Agroecosystems

The Special Issue is guest edited by Dr. Fernando Oreja and Dr. José L. Gonzalez-Andujar(Spain).

This issue welcomes contributions related to:
🌱 seed dormancy and germination ecology
🌱 maternal environmental effects on seed traits
🌱 seedbank persistence and depletion
🌱 seedling emergence modeling
🌱 herbicide-resistant w**d **ds seed ecology

Manuscript submission deadline: 31 March 2027. We welcome submissions from interested scholars.

For more information about this special issue: https://shorturl.at/X70JE

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📢 We are pleased to share a recently published article in Seeds:

🌱 “Seed Endophyte Bacillus atrophaeus Colonizes Root and Shoot Tissues Providing Antifungal Activity During Wheat Seedling Establishment”

This study highlights the important role of naturally seed-associated Bacillus endophytes in colonizing young wheat seedlings and contributing antifungal activity during early plant development, offering valuable insights for sustainable agriculture and plant health research.

We would like to congratulate the authors on their publication and thank them for choosing Seeds MDPI for sharing their work.

📄 Read the article here: https://brnw.ch/21x2W3o

Seed Endophyte Bacillus atrophaeus Colonizes Root and Shoot Tissues Providing Antifungal Activity During Wheat Seedling Establishment Seed-associated endophytes become active during germination, playing important roles as early colonizers of plant tissues and contributing to plant health while residing in a protective niche. In this study, we characterized a wheat-derived bacterial isolate, JunSE1L, to determine its functional tra...

📢 We are happy to see represented at SUSTAIN Project (COST ACTION, CA22144), held at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (Portugal).

Many thanks to our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. José Antonio Hernández Cortés for presenting the journal and engaging with researchers during the symposium.

COST Action

One month left to submit your abstracts! 🌱⏳

There is only one month remaining to submit your abstracts for the International Conference on Agriculture Sciences (ICAS 2026), taking place in Italy.

ICAS 2026 will bring together researchers, academics, and industry professionals to discuss the latest advances and challenges in agriculture, seed science, sustainability, and crop production.

Join the conference for inspiring discussions, networking opportunities, and international collaboration with experts from around the world.

🗓️ Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: 22 June 2026
Conference Dates: 21–23 October 2026

📣 Submit your abstracts here:
https://brnw.ch/21x2TWy

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🌱We’re happy to highlight one of the papers published in 2024 in our journal.

📖“Fungal Necrotrophic Interaction: A Case Study of Seed Immune Response to a Seed-Borne Pathogen”

By Mailen Ortega-Cuadros, Sophie Aligon, Tatiana Arias, Aída M. Vasco-Palacios, Cassandre Rosier-Pennevert, Natalia Guschinskaya, Aurélia Rolland and Philippe Grappin

👉You can read the full article here: https://brnw.ch/21x2TgB

Fungal Necrotrophic Interaction: A Case Study of Seed Immune Response to a Seed-Borne Pathogen Seeds play a vital role in the perpetuation of plant species, both in natural environments and agriculture. However, they often face challenges from biotic stresses, such as seed-borne pathogenic fungi. The transgenerational transmission of these seed-borne fungi, along with their dissemination duri...

🏆 Announcing the Seeds Outstanding Reviewer Award Winners! Congratulations ✨ 👏 !

We are pleased to recognize the following reviewers for their exceptional contributions in 2025:

👏 Dr. Seung Youn Lee
👏 Dr. Marcelo Pompelli
👉 Fore More: https://shorturl.at/CDQu3

The new Award of 2026 has been announced, and the winners will be selected in 2027. We look forward to cooperating with more Scholars.
👉 Fore More: https://shorturl.at/CDQu3

Their thoroughness, professionalism, and timeliness help maintain the high quality of our journal 💖 .

📢 We are happy to see MDPI represented at in Chania, Crete, Greece

Many thanks to our Editorial Board Member, Dr. Athanasios Koukounaras, for presenting the journal and engaging with researchers during the symposium.

🎉The Editorial Offices are happy that the symposium was a great success and are are looking forward to the upcoming new Special Issue of our honoured EBM.