How is climate change affecting plant variety testing?
Marcel Bruins, Editorial Director of Seed World Europe, interviews Francois Laurens, Coordinator of the INVITE Project, to discuss how this ambitious EU-funded initiative aims to transform plant breeding and variety testing across Europe.
The INVITE Project is focused on adapting variety testing to meet the challenges of climate change, reducing input needs, and ensuring crops perform well in diverse environments. Francois shares insights into the main achievements of the project, from phenotyping and genotyping innovations to using modelling tools to better predict crop performance under varying conditions. Join us to learn how INVITE is bringing together researchers, breeders, and examination offices to make variety testing more efficient and climate resilient.
