On October 15th, 2025, the UNICT research team carried out a collection mission along Palermo and Trapani provinces (Caltavuturo, Sclafani Bagni and Castellammare del Golfo) to monitor three B. rupestris populations, one of the five Brassica wild relatives species highlighted  by the COUSIN project.

These B. rupestris populations are particularly relevant for their diversity on glucosinolate amount and profiles. The collection mission aimed to collect seeds, plant material, and soil samples for DNA extraction  both for their whole genome resequencing, for soil microbiome and glucosinolates analysis, will be very useful for future experimental trials and for biodiversity conservation studies.