Grant Scheme: Outcome of the Third Call for Proposals of Phase XI

Proposals from the Berries, Wheat, and Barley Working Groups were accepted

ECPGR Working Group Chairs and Executive Committee meeting

Working Group Chairs and the ECPGR Executive Committee met in Spain to align priorities and prepare for the upcoming Steering Committee meeting in…

ECPGR Workshop on Genebank Metrics brings together European documentation specialists

Eleven specialists from nine European countries met in Prague to review and test genebank metrics for the AEGIS network

Call for evaluation partners in the EVA Legumes network

The European Evaluation Network (EVA) for Legumes is looking for additional partners with the expertise and capacity to contribute to field…

New Chairs for the ECPGR Avena and Barley Working Groups

Edyta Paczos-Grzęda (Poland) and Nils Stein (Germany) have been nominated as Chairs of the Avena and Barley Working Groups, respectively.

From New AEGIS to AEGIS Plus

A new German-funded project aimed at improving quality and access in European genebanks has been approved and will run from 2025 to 2026

Standardized metrics proposed to improve genebank performance and transparency

New study proposes a set of ten basic genebank metrics to enhance plant genetic resource conservation

New descriptor list developed for service tree (Sorbus domestica L.)

Published by Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic, the descriptor list offers a new tool for preserving and evaluating the service tree

Roadmap for EVA Perennials Network launched

Strengthening Europe’s fruit, nut and berry conservation and use

Strengthening European research cooperation on plant genetic resources conservation and use

A new paper in Genetic Resources underscores the critical need for strengthened European cooperation in conserving and utilizing plant genetic…