EURISCO-EVA: Innovative multi-site crop data management

A new paper published in Genetic Resources highlights the main features of the EURISCO-EVA Information System

Hungary joins AEGIS for the first time with 559 accessions

The total number of contributing countries to AEGIS rises to 26

NordGen webinar series on crop wild relatives

The webinars showcase activities such as climate change modelling, analysis of genetic diversity, inventory of crop wild relatives in protected areas,…

New recipe book: rediscovering traditional Brassica varieties across cultures

The EU-funded BrasExplor project gathered traditional and original recipes featuring cabbages, turnips and other Brassica vegetables from across…

UK in situ crop wild relatives data now available on EURISCO

The UK National Inventory on EURISCO now includes data on 1,248 in situ CWR populations of potential importance for breeding and research

Boosting the EVA Networks: a new expansion to legumes and perennial crops

A new project funded by the German Ministry for Food and Agriculture will build on previous successes of the European Evaluation Network (EVA) to…

Strengthening plant genetic resource conservation and access: the ‘New AEGIS’ project

A new German-funded project will improve transparency, data integration and genebank standards of AEGIS members and increase EURISCO coverage.

Unlocking maize diversity: a new study on European landraces by the EVA Network

Published in Biology, the study showcases the genetic and phenotypic diversity of 626 maize landraces preserved in European genebanks.

New AEGIS accessions from Germany

With 47,016 new accessions from Germany, the European Collection now holds 121,988 accessions

Joint policy symposium and workshop on plant genetic resources and phenotyping

Promoted by PRO-GRACE in collaboration with EMPHASIS, the event will take place in Brussels on 27 and 28 June 2024