Though it is currently not as palpable as the heat, cold stress is also an important factor crops must adapt to 🧊 Our partners at ELGO in Greece investigated the response of wild beet relatives upon cold stress. Several accessions showed limited injury and strong recovery – a promising result! 🥳

Let it rain – or not 🌧️ Researchers at UNIPG set up open-field experiments for PRO-WILD where they impose drought stress by using a rain shelter, allowing them to screen for drought-tolerant varieties of wild beet 🌱 A new trial is currently underway - let's see how the wild beets will cope! ☀️

At the IWC2026 in Bologna, CREA scientists talked about the genetic diversity of wild emmer wheat. They showed their research in talks, workshops and during a visit to PRO-WILD field trials.🌾 Congratulations to Elisabetta on being awarded for her talk about a reference germplasm collection! 🎉

Last week, IfZ researchers were out in the field to gather planthoppers 🧺 A tricky task, but the team managed to collect over 2500! They are used in an experiment to study how wild beet relatives respond to syndrome “basses richesses” (SBR) 🌱 Hopefully, some exciting results will follow!

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

Syndrome “basses richesses” (SBR) increasingly affects sugar beet. Our PRO-WILD partners from IfZ look for resistant genotypes and use planthoppers to inoculate wild relatives of beet with disease-associated bacteria. 🌱🔎 They currently prepare for new glasshouse trials. Stay tuned for insights!

🌱 Join Fascination of Plants Day 2026! On 19 May, our partners at CREA open their doors in Italy for a hands-on event on plant genetics, biodiversity & sustainable agriculture 🌾 Get inspired — and take part in the FoPD yourself: plantday18may.org! #FoPD2026 #PlantScience #PROWILD

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...

A few months ago our partner CREA ricerca sent out the first PRO-WILD seed packets. It's great to see photos and enthusiasm from participants exploring wild & modern wheat 🌾 Stay tuned for the next round of seed packets! #PROWILD #Biodiversity

Over the past months, we have produced a range of materials, including practice abstracts, videos, and other dissemination outputs. All these resources, including translated versions, are available on our website. 🔎 Visit our Materials page to discover more: 👉 www.pro-wild.eu/materials.html

🌱 New PRO-WILD Practice Abstract From seed to seed: How to collect and multiply wild Brassica species A practical protocol for collecting and multiplying wild Brassica species—supporting the conservation and use of crop wild relatives. 🔗 zenodo.org/records/1796... #PROWILD #CropWildRelatives

🌱 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

The 2025 session of the ITPGRFA in Lima ended without a decision. As we work on biodiversity and crop wild relatives, global seed-governance debates like this shape the context for future action. 🔗 Check out the article: www.pro-wild.eu/news/at-the-... #PlantTreaty #Biodiversity #PROWILD

🌱 Celebrate Fascination of Plants Day on 18 May 2026! Host a workshop, planting session, or community event and explore the wonder of plants — maybe even some crop wild relatives! 🌿 Get started with planning your own event: plantday18may.org/category/eur... #FoPD2026 #PROWILD

Eröffnung des Horizon Europe @projectpro-wild.bsky.social Jahrestreffens mit Musik von Joseph Haydn im Festsaal der BOKU @bokuvienna.bsky.social. War uns eine Freude! #Streichquartett #WienerKlassik #StringQuartet #ClassicalMusic #HorizonEU

🌱 Work with seeds? The IFOAM Seeds Platform just launched a global survey to map and strengthen international seed networks. A great chance to make your voice count! 👉 www.ifoam.bio/news/new-glo... #SeedSovereignty #Agroecology #SeedRights #FoodSovereignty #Seeds Übersetzung anzeigen

New Global Survey Launched to Strengthen International Seed Networks

The IFOAM Seeds Platform, in collaboration with Let’s Liberate Diversity and a growing number of seed-focused organisations worldwide, is pleased to announce the launch of the Strengthening Internatio...

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🌾 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

🌾 New from our partner CREA (Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria) An insightful article on wild wheat and CREA’s key role in the PRO-WILD project. Read here: creafuturo.crea.gov.it/15304/ #PROWILD #CREA #WheatBreeding

🌱 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

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🌱 Plant breeders & researchers: Do you use crop wild relatives (CWR)? Have CWR research needs? Please go ahead and follow this link, and your voice will be heard. 👉 survey.fibl.org/index.php/54... (survey led by Robert Home from FiBL) #CropWildRelatives #CWR #PlantBreeding #AgriculturalResearch

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

This summer, a team from @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Conservatoire Botanique National de Corse explored Corsica to find wild Brassica relatives. Such missions reveal how plants adapt to local climates and point to regions crucial for conserving genetic diversity. #CropWildRelatives #PROWILD

🌱 New practice abstract from PRO-WILD: the Dynamic Learning Agenda (DLA) helps projects stay adaptive & collaborative through cycles of action → reflection → adaptation. 🔗 zenodo.org/records/15834122 #AdaptiveManagement #ResearchImpact

🌿 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

🌿 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

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