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Exploring Wild Barley Genes to Improve Stress Resilience: updates from the Barley Working Group

Exploring Wild Barley Genes to Improve Stress Resilience: updates from the Barley Working Group

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jul 26, 2025 | news

Barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare) is the fourth most widely grown cereal in the world used mainly for animal feed and the production of malt for beer and whisky production, though it is also a staple food crop for human consumption in some parts of the world....
COUSIN project presentation at the 15th National Conference on Biodiversity and the 2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Biodiversity

COUSIN project presentation at the 15th National Conference on Biodiversity and the 2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Biodiversity

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jul 22, 2025 | events, news

In June 2025, in Perugia (Italy) the COUSIN project, along with his sister project (PROWILD), was presented at the 15th National Conference on Biodiversity and the 2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Biodiversity. The event was organized by the Department of...
gzpk demonstrated CWRs at the annual training of organic breeders

gzpk demonstrated CWRs at the annual training of organic breeders

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jul 4, 2025 | news

On 24 and 25 June 2025, GZPK organized a workshop about wheat CWRs in the frame of a professional training for organic breeders. Some wheat Crop Wild Relatives and the wheat populations provided by FiBL have been demonstrated to the participants. (the photo shows the...
Dissemination and dialogue opportunities: COUSIN’s presence at 2025 Conferences

Dissemination and dialogue opportunities: COUSIN’s presence at 2025 Conferences

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jun 30, 2025 | events, news

In the first half of 2025, COUSIN project partners actively participated in several international conferences to share project outcomes and contribute to the ongoing discussion on crop wild relatives, agrobiodiversity, and sustainable food systems: SILS Webinar:...
Bachelor students visit field trial with crop wild relatives

Bachelor students visit field trial with crop wild relatives

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jun 3, 2025 | events, news

Nine bachelor students (2nd year students) and one teacher from Aarhus University visited Nordic Seed A/S on Monday the 19th May 2025. The trip is part of their course on breeding and genetics. Among other input the group had a bus trip to see the COUSIN field trial...
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  • Resowing at San Martín Primary School
  • FOAG and UNIL publish two studies on the evaluation Swiss in situ programme for CWR of fodder plants.
  • Study Day in collaboration with the Southwest Section of the Accademia dei Georgofili (Florence)

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