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COUSIN video – #1: The journey of plant domestication

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Nov 25, 2025 | news, Video

The COUSIN project has designed and produced a series of five video scribing to explore the history, characteristics, and potential of Crop Wild Relatives, the “cousins” of modern crops and a valuable resource for the future of our agriculture. The first in this...
The COUSIN project arrives on the free repository ZENODO

The COUSIN project arrives on the free repository ZENODO

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Nov 24, 2025 | news, Publications

The COUSIN community is now live on Zenodo. A free, open-access repository created by CERN and OpenAIRE which allows researchers to share and preserve publications, datasets, and other outputs. Creating our COUSIN community there is an important step toward open...
The role of crop wild relatives in Brassica breeding: COUSIN Project highlights at the Smarties.bio Open Day

The role of crop wild relatives in Brassica breeding: COUSIN Project highlights at the Smarties.bio Open Day

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Nov 17, 2025 | events, news, Training activities

On the 14th of November 2025, participants of the Smarties.bio seed company Open Day had the valuable opportunity, after visiting the company’s production fields, to closely observe the brassica populations developed within the COUSIN project. The visit was guided by...
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...
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