As climate change brings more frequent heatwaves and droughts, scientists are looking for crops that can cope with tougher growing conditions. New research highlights camelina (Camelina sativa), a traditional oilseed crop used for food, animal feed, and biofuels, as a promising example of how plants can adapt – and how that knowledge could help future…
From 21 February to 1 March, AgroParisTech and its partner INRAE will showcase the use of camelina and several activities from the UNTWIST project at the Salon International de l’Agriculture in Paris. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore camelina as an intermediate summer crop, learn about ongoing breeding programs aimed at improving its adaptation to…
The UNTWIST Final Event, “Addressing the Crop Climate Change Challenge”, held on 15 January, featured research on crop responses to variable and extreme climates, followed by an expert roundtable on “The Future of Minor Crops in the Context of Climate Change”. Around 100 participants attended on site in Vienna or online. The first part highlighted…
