{
  "id": 12411961,
  "title": "Breedbase 2.0 - expanding the functionality for traditional breeding and transgenics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/breedbase-2-0-expanding-the-functionality-for-traditional-breeding",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.28.755108v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Breedbase, a web-based, open-source breeding management and analysis software for plant breeding, has seen significant updates over the past four years. Initially developed to address limitations in existing software, it now offers a range of features tailored to diverse crop data modeling needs. Key improvements include enhanced handling of repetitive measurements, a redesigned interface for experimental treatments, a more nuanced user permission system, refined trial quality control workflows, support for intercropping, a decision meeting feature to aid data-driven selections, transgenics tracking tools, and an improved field layout tool. These advancements collectively elevate Breedbase to one of the most comprehensive breeding management software solutions available today.",
  "summary": "Breedbase ( is a comprehensive, web-based, open-source breeding management and analysis software for plant breeding that was introduced to address gaps with existing software for plant breeding data. Breedbase is continually improved and developed, with new features being added as required by the breeding community. Since its inception, the capabilities of Breedbase were improved to better serve…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}