“Preparing for post-2027”
CommentairesThe European agricultural policy agenda is impacted by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Issues surrounding food security and sovereignty have never been so crucial.Glyphosate, NBTs...
View ArticleChange through teamwork
CommentairesInitially planned in 2020 when the planet was just entering lockdown, the South African edition of the World Seed Congress will take place in 2023 in Cape Town in early June. “It has been...
View ArticleA toolkit for plant health
CommentairesNucleotide succession research has been ongoing since the 1970’s. While it used to require millions of dollars and decades to fully comprehend an organism, today for less than $ 1,000 and a...
View ArticleExperiments on forgotten varieties under way with 25 market gardeners
Commentaires“We found six different lost or unknown varieties in 2021”, starts Agathe Lang, the URGC representative. URGC has set up a research program in conjunction with conservatories in the...
View ArticleNew diseases poised to attack
Commentaires“The prospect of the arrival of new diseases that are very devastating to crops has the advantage of mobilizing many researchers, says Thierry Langin, research director at the CNRS and...
View ArticleNew ports of entry for disease
Commentaires“In recent years we have witnessed an evolution in the diseases that we are regularly confronted with,” says Thierry Langin, research director at CNRS and head of the cereal disease team at...
View ArticleGarlich von Essen, Secretary General of Euroseeds : “We need to find the...
CommentairesThe European Parliament adopted the Nature Restoration Law. What's in it and what would be its impacts?Garlich von Essen: First proposed in June 2022 by the European Commission as part of...
View ArticleEurope opens the door to plant innovation
CommentairesDistinguishing between different types of genetic modification and making it easier for plants that have undergone modifications deemed minor to be authorized: this is the aim of the...
View ArticleThe various forms of nitrogen
CommentairesPlants absorb nitrogen in the form of amino acids. To make the pool of organic nitrogen from soil organic matter available to plants, soil proteases, produced by micro-organisms and...
View ArticleMaize demonstrates resilience
Commentaires The 2022 heatwave highlighted maize resilience. Despite difficult weather conditions, yields were quite impressive, therefore reaffirming maize relevance in crop rotation. However, the...
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