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Crop Wild Relatives for sustainable agriculture

Crop Wild Relatives for sustainable agriculture

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Nov 4, 2025 | events, news

On 14 November, during the open day organised by Smarties.bio (in the province of Venice, Italy), visitors will be able to tour the farm structures and learn about the different stages and techniques involved in production. With Professor Ferdinando Branca (University...
Field monitoring of Brassica rupestris populations in the Palermo area

Field monitoring of Brassica rupestris populations in the Palermo area

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Oct 30, 2025 | brassica, events, news

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...
Postdoctoral researchers discuss Crop Wild Relatives in Denmark

Postdoctoral researchers discuss Crop Wild Relatives in Denmark

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Oct 27, 2025 | educational activites, events, news

On 11 September 2025, a group of eight postdoctoral researchers from the University of Aarhus, Denmark visited Nordic Seed to learn more about our ongoing scientific projects and breeding programs. The COUSIN project and the efforts of the Danish partner to identify...
Genome wide association study unveils the genetic basis of Orobanche crenata resistance in pea

Genome wide association study unveils the genetic basis of Orobanche crenata resistance in pea

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Oct 14, 2025 | Publications, Scientific Publications

On October 11, the scientific journal Springer Nature Link (volume 138) published an article written by Osman Zakaria Wohor, Nicolas Rispail, and Diego Rubiales entitled “Genome wide association study unveils the genetic basis of Orobanche crenata resistance in...
Presenting policy pathways for CWRs at the 18th International Conference of the Hellenic Association of Agricultural Economists

Presenting policy pathways for CWRs at the 18th International Conference of the Hellenic Association of Agricultural Economists

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Oct 14, 2025 | Conferences, news

Excited to share that the COUSIN project work titled “Policy Pathways for the Integration of Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs) in Sustainable Agriculture” was presented by AUTH partners at the 18th International Conference of the Hellenic Association of...
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  • D6.3 – Practice Abstract BATCH 2
  • 20 – Benefits of Crop Wild Relatives in-situ conservation to ruralcommunities – CWRs as a key player for active, innovative and outdoor rural education
  • 19 – Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) for Crop Wild Relatives – Standardizing CWRs identification globally
  • 18 – Crop Wild Relatives descriptors – How to describe and document CWRs conserved in situ
  • 17 – Collecting Crop Wild Relatives, legal aspect – Navigating EU and International legal frameworks for CWRs collection and exchange

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