Wild and cultivated beets at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Botanical Garden planted during spring for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social. Pictures taken on June 8th 2026. #WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

PhD student position @bokuvienna.bsky.social in #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #MachineLearning to study structural variation in wild and cultivated #beets, addressing stress resistance and genome evolution. Apply by June 29th! boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...

AgriGenomics #PhD Retreat 2026: 2.5 days of talks, interactive sessions, and good company. Grateful for this inspiring community @bokuvienna.bsky.social. #PlantGenomics #AnimalGenomics #Agriculture #PhDRetreat

Report and recommendations from the workshop ‘Induced resistance in plants: from mechanisms to applications in crop protection’ of the EPSO Plant Health WG, next meeting online 20 October 2026. bit.ly/4lQPSrL #PlantScience #PlantHealth #SDG #HorizonEU

PhD student position @bokuvienna.bsky.social in #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology to study structural variation (SV) across wild and cultivated #beets of the genus Beta, with emphasis on #genome architecture, adaptation, and disease resistance. Apply by April 21st! boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...

PhD student position @bokuvienna.bsky.social in #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology to discover candidate loci in #beets for stress resistance, using #MachineLearning methods on #genome variants in the context of @projectpro-wild.bsky.social. Apply by April 14th! boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...

Laide Abbas Rasaki, former emPLANT+ Master student at COBI @bokuvienna.bsky.social, now graduate student at NCSU, talking about his former Master's project. www.thisdaylive.com/2025/08/12/n... #plantbreeding #bioinformatics #genomics #betavulgaris

Nigerian Researcher Sheds New Light on DNA Methylation Patterns in Plants – THISDAYLIVE

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Check out the Beta vulgaris resource for genomes (and more) from wild and cultivated beets sequenced by us. Newest addition is sugar beet genome RefBeet-3.0, with sequences organised into 9 pseudochromosomes. bvseq.boku.ac.at #betavulgaris #sugarbeet #plantbreeding #bioinformatics #biotechnology

Explore the Sugar Beet Genome (Beta vulgaris)

Explore the Sugar Beet Genome. Beta vulgaris is a highly variable taxon comprising the cultivated forms chard, beetroot, fodder beet, and sugar beet.

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🌱 A PRO-WILD field trial is underway in Clermont-Ferrand! In November, around 300 wheat introgression lines from crop wild relatives were sown at INRAE to study grain quality and nutritional traits. Uniform emergence so far — a promising start! 🌾 #PROWILD #CropWildRelatives #Wheat #Prebreeding

Great talk by Prof. Steven Runo from #KenyattaUniversity, Nairobi, Kenya, at the AgriGenomics seminar @bokuvienna.bsky.social on #sorghum resistance against the parasitic plant #Striga! #plantbreeding #plantscience #DocSchool #genomics #crops

Here is the direct link to the article on the new #sugarbeet reference #genome assembly RefBeet-3.0, the authors @bokuvienna.bsky.social are very happy to see the work published: doi.org/10.1093/narg... #betavulgaris #plantresearch #plantbreeding #genomics #bioinformatics #biotechnology #biology

Sugar beet long-read reference assembly of genotype KWS2320

Abstract. Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris) is an important crop plant serving as a major source of sugar, particularly in Europe. Sugar beet resear

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Editor's choice article! COBI scientists @bokuvienna.bsky.social publish the high-quality #sugarbeet reference #genome RefBeet-3.0, chiefly organised into nine sequences (beets' chromosomes). Important resource for #betavulgaris #plantbreeding #bioinformatics #biotechnology #biology and #genomics!

The 1st annual meeting of Pro-Wild @projectpro-wild.bsky.social took place at @bokuvienna.bsky.social. Great opening address by @dmattanovich.bsky.social, welcome music by @bokustrings.bsky.social, excellent talks and discussions by all participants! #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

Project PRO-WILD@projectpro-wild.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌾 One year of PRO-WILD! Last week, the consortium met in Vienna to share results, plan ahead, and strengthen collaboration to protect and promote crop wild relatives — the foundation of future agriculture. 🔗 Full story: www.pro-wild.eu/news/the-fir... #CropWildRelatives #EUResearch #PRO-WILD

We are hiring! We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist with interests in plant genomics, crop plants, bioinformatics and machine learning. Apply to recruiting@boku.ac.at (Ref code 216) by Nov 20th, 2025. www.nature.com/naturecareer... #bioinformatics #PlantResearch #Machinelearning #genomics

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Vienna (AT) job with Aktor-BOKU | 12846941

The Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Institute of Computational Biology is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Refere...

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Even basic seed germination can stand in the way of using crop wild relatives in breeding and agriculture. A new Practice Abstract from Einav Mayzlish-Gati and her team at Volcani Institute shares protocols to overcome these hurdles. 📖 Read: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #CropWildRelatives #PROWILD

🌱 What drives a scientist to work on crop wild relatives? In this video, PRO-WILD coordinator Jacques Le Gouis from @inrae-france.bsky.social shares his motivation and the story behind the project. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qq... #CWR #PlantBreeding #PROWILD

Spotlight Series: Jacques Le Gouis, PRO-WILD project coordinator

YouTube video by PRO-WILD

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In der PhänoSphäre des @leibnizipk.bsky.social kann schon heute das "Feld der Zukunft" simuliert werden kann. Grund genug auch für @zeitonline.bsky.social diese weltweit einmalige Anlage vorzustellen. www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...

PhänoSphäre: Welche Pflanzen überleben die Zukunft?

In Sachsen-Anhalt stressen Forscher etwa Mais und Soja mit Hitzewellen und Extremwettern von morgen. Um die Landwirtschaft anzupassen. Es ist ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

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Project PRO-WILD@projectpro-wild.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌿 A milestone for PRO-WILD! We’re proud to share our first practice abstract, which lays out the project’s overall goals and the inner workings of how we’ll achieve them. Take a look at what PRO-WILD has planned 👉 lnkd.in/gJXA3n-M

Advancing crop genomics: COBI scientists @bokuvienna.bsky.social applied bioinformatics and machine learning methods on hundreds of genomes, tackling open questions in domestication genetics and breeding history of beets. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #BetaVulgaris #Genomics #RandomForest

Variation analysis using random forests reveals domestication patterns and breeding trends in sugar beet

Cultivated beets (Beta vulgaris), including sugar beet, are important crops, and several studies employed whole genome sequencing to explore genomic v…

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🌿 Introducing PRO-WILD’s official promotional video 🌿 — a concise look at our vision, our mission, and the talented team making it happen. Discover how we’re driving innovation and impact. lnkd.in/egd_ZkX8

Wild and cultivated beets at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Botanical Garden as of July 4th grown for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social #WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

Three new PhD candidates entered the DocSchool AgriGenomics @bokuvienna.bsky.social: Lea Linhart (Insitute of Viticulture and Pomology), Lukas Schönmann (Institute of Computational Biology @cobiboku.bsky.social), and Katharina Wießner (Institute of Soil Research). Congratulations and a warm welcome!

The AgriGenomics DocSchool @bokuvienna.bsky.social held its retreat in Retz with productive scientific discussions and insightful guided tours. Great to see the students' progress! Thanks to our advisory board for valuable feedback. #PhD #genomics #crops #doctoralschool #plantscience #animalbreeding

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Verbreitung durch Zikadenart: Massive Ernteausfälle durch Pflanzenkrankheit Stolbur

Rüben werden weich wie Gummi, Kartoffeln welken: Die Schilf-Glasflügelzikade überträgt ein Bakterium auf Pflanzen, das für erhebliche Verluste in der Landwirtschaft sorgt. Was bedeutet das für Verbrau...

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Wild and cultivated beets on display at Botanical Garden of @bokuvienna.bsky.social for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social. #WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

Our partner from Çukurova Üniversitesi will explore Turkey’s diverse landscapes to locate and sample wild relatives of wheat that carry traits potentially crucial for future food security. 📸 Swipe through to see the stunning Turkish landscape and some of the wild wheat relatives up close.

Wild beets are growing nicely for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Tulln. So far, success rate of 90% in getting accessions to germinate. #WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU

Two weeks after seeding, the wild beets for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social are sprouting at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Tulln. 🌱 Check out the vibrant red stalks – this is due to the action of betacyanins, the same pigments that give red beets their beautiful colour. #WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU

Planting wild beets at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Tulln for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social! Stay tuned for updates on their growth journey! #WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

Meet the 19 partners of PRO-WILD!🌍 Bringing together expertise from plant breeding, conservation, genomics, and agriculture, PRO-WILD unites leading organisations to conserve and use crop wild relatives for a more sustainable future. 🌾 Learn more: www.pro-wild.eu/partners #Biodiversity #Innovation