The InnoVar Recommendation Tool is now available and you can use it here. You can also watch this video here on how to use it!
Authors: Elena Prats, Lisa Black CSIC, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Córdoba, Spain. Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Crossnacreevy, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Abstract The harmonisation of Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU) protocols across EU member states offers a transformative opportunity to streamline plant variety testing and enhance agricultural innovation. Historically, variations in […]
Authors: Matteo Bozzoli, Julio Isidro, Fiona Doohan, Preben XYZ Over the past two decades, advances in genomics have revolutionized crop breeding, providing affordable tools to enhance the development and validation of distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) in new crop varieties. The InnoVar project set out to validate the potential of these genomic tools to complement […]
Author: Sarah Clarke, ADAS There is currently a disparate array of systems across Europe for farmers to access information about variety performance and suitability. InnoVar reviewed information from VCU (Value for Cultivation and Use) testing authorities across 15 European countries and found reporting ranged from simply publishing the results of VCU trials to recommendations based […]
Discover InnoVar: Innovation for a Better Future! In this video, we reflect on InnoVar, a groundbreaking project that drove innovation and progress in agriculture.
Innovating Farming with Wheat! InnoVar project used wheat as a test crop to explore new, efficient farming methods. By combining VUS and VCU, we aimed to improve how farmers make decisions. The goal was to integrate variety information directly into on-farm decision-making, creating smarter, more effective practices for the future of agriculture. Watch all about […]
Why is Variety Testing Important? In this video, we take a closer look at the importance of variety testing in agriculture. Using wheat as a test crop, we explore how projects like InnoVar have helped develop more efficient farming methods.
Part 1 of the InnoVar & INVITE Final Conference is now available! Held on November 28, 2024, at the NH Brussels EU Berlaymont hotel, Brussels, Belgium. Missed the event? Watch the recording now and explore the latest advancements in sustainable plant variety testing. Click here and stay informed!
Technical article: Genomics – ‘Innovations in DUS testing’ Authors: Julio Isidro y Sánchez, Matteo Bozzoli, Marco Maccaferi, Preben Klarskov Hansen, Fiona Doohan Click here to see the article! Technical article: Recommendation System Author: Sarah Clarke Click here to see the article! Technical article: The Potential for Harmonisation of VCU: Transforming Plant Variety Testing Across […]
We are pleased to announce the final conference of the European projects InnoVar and INVITE: “Innovations Towards Sustainability in Plant Variety Testing.” This event will be held in two parts: Part 1 – Innovations in Wheat Date: November 28, 2024 Location: NH Brussels EU Berlaymont Hotel, Brussels, Belgium Format: Hybrid (in-person and online) Part 2 […]