Project PRO-WILD

🌱 New PRO-WILD Practice Abstract

From seed to seed: How to collect and multiply wild Brassica species

A practical protocol for collecting and multiplying wild Brassica species—supporting the conservation and use of crop wild relatives.

🔗 zenodo.org/records/1796...

#PROWILD #CropWildRelatives

🌱 A PRO-WILD field trial is underway in Clermont-Ferrand!
In November, around 300 wheat introgression lines from crop wild relatives were sown at INRAE to study grain quality and nutritional traits. Uniform emergence so far — a promising start! 🌾
#PROWILD #CropWildRelatives #Wheat #Prebreeding

The 2025 session of the ITPGRFA in Lima ended without a decision.
As we work on biodiversity and crop wild relatives, global seed-governance debates like this shape the context for future action.

🔗 Check out the article: www.pro-wild.eu/news/at-the-...

#PlantTreaty #Biodiversity #PROWILD

🌱 Celebrate Fascination of Plants Day on 18 May 2026! Host a workshop, planting session, or community event and explore the wonder of plants — maybe even some crop wild relatives! 🌿 Get started with planning your own event: plantday18may.org/category/eur...
#FoPD2026 #PROWILD

BOKUstrings Streichquartett beim Pro-Wild-Jahrestreffen im Festsaal der BOKU

Eröffnung des Horizon Europe @projectpro-wild.bsky.social Jahrestreffens mit Musik von Joseph Haydn im Festsaal der BOKU @bokuvienna.bsky.social. War uns eine Freude!

#Streichquartett #WienerKlassik #StringQuartet #ClassicalMusic #HorizonEU

New Global Survey Launched to Strengthen International Seed Networks The IFOAM Seeds Platform, in collaboration with Let’s Liberate Diversity and a growing number of seed-focused organisations worldwide, is pleased to announce the launch of the Strengthening Internatio...

🌱 Work with seeds? The IFOAM Seeds Platform just launched a global survey to map and strengthen international seed networks. A great chance to make your voice count! 👉 www.ifoam.bio/news/new-glo...

#SeedSovereignty #Agroecology #SeedRights #FoodSovereignty #Seeds

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🌾 One year of PRO-WILD!

Last week, the consortium met in Vienna to share results, plan ahead, and strengthen collaboration to protect and promote crop wild relatives — the foundation of future agriculture.

🔗 Full story: www.pro-wild.eu/news/the-fir...

#CropWildRelatives #EUResearch #PRO-WILD

🌾 New from our partner CREA (Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria)

An insightful article on wild wheat and CREA’s key role in the PRO-WILD project.

Read here: creafuturo.crea.gov.it/15304/

#PROWILD #CREA #WheatBreeding

YouTube video by PRO-WILD Spotlight Series: Jacques Le Gouis, PRO-WILD project coordinator

🌱 What drives a scientist to work on crop wild relatives?

In this video, PRO-WILD coordinator Jacques Le Gouis from @inrae-france.bsky.social shares his motivation and the story behind the project.

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qq...

#CWR #PlantBreeding #PROWILD

🌱 Plant breeders & researchers: Do you use crop wild relatives (CWR)? Have CWR research needs?

Please go ahead and follow this link, and your voice will be heard. 👉 survey.fibl.org/index.php/54...

(survey led by Robert Home from FiBL)

#CropWildRelatives #CWR #PlantBreeding #AgriculturalResearch

Even basic seed germination can stand in the way of using crop wild relatives in breeding and agriculture.

A new Practice Abstract from Einav Mayzlish-Gati and her team at Volcani Institute shares protocols to overcome these hurdles.

📖 Read: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#CropWildRelatives #PROWILD

Beatuiful landscape in Corsica with hills and a lot of bushy plants.

A wild relative of oilseed rape growing between rocks.

Researcher on a rock, assessing a plant.

This summer, a team from @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Conservatoire Botanique National de Corse explored Corsica to find wild Brassica relatives.

Such missions reveal how plants adapt to local climates and point to regions crucial for conserving genetic diversity.

#CropWildRelatives #PROWILD

🌱 New practice abstract from PRO-WILD: the Dynamic Learning Agenda (DLA) helps projects stay adaptive & collaborative through cycles of action → reflection → adaptation.

🔗 zenodo.org/records/15834122

#AdaptiveManagement #ResearchImpact

🌿 A milestone for PRO-WILD!
We’re proud to share our first practice abstract, which lays out the project’s overall goals and the inner workings of how we’ll achieve them.

Take a look at what PRO-WILD has planned 👉 lnkd.in/gJXA3n-M

🌿 Introducing PRO-WILD’s official promotional video 🌿 — a concise look at our vision, our mission, and the talented team making it happen. Discover how we’re driving innovation and impact.

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flowering wild sea beets (Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima)

Swiss chard variety "Verte à carde blanche d'Ampuis" from France

Fodder beet variety originating from Campania, Italy

Close-up view of an inflorescence of a wild beet. Several flowers get fused together forming "multigerm" fruits.

Wild and cultivated beets at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Botanical Garden as of July 4th grown for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social

#WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

cultivated beets

wild beets Beta vulgaris ssp. adanensis and B. patula

wild sea beets (Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima)

close-up view of red beets

Wild and cultivated beets on display at Botanical Garden of @bokuvienna.bsky.social for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social.
#WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

Close up of an ear of a wild wheat realtive.

Rocks in a landscape with wild wheat growing next to them.

Meadow with wild wheat relatives and other plants and flowers.

Close up of an ear of a wild wheat relative.

Our partner from Çukurova Üniversitesi will explore Turkey’s diverse landscapes to locate and sample wild relatives of wheat that carry traits potentially crucial for future food security.
📸 Swipe through to see the stunning Turkish landscape and some of the wild wheat relatives up close.

Wild beets are growing nicely for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Tulln. So far, success rate of 90% in getting accessions to germinate.

#WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU

Freshly sprouted wild beets, with small, tender leaves emerging from the soil.

Freshly sprouted wild beets, with small, tender leaves and red stalks emerging from the soil.

Two weeks after seeding, the wild beets for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social are sprouting at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Tulln. 🌱 Check out the vibrant red stalks – this is due to the action of betacyanins, the same pigments that give red beets their beautiful colour.

#WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU

You can see a wild beet seed, which is about to be planted in soil.

Two scientists prepare wild beet seeds for planting in soil.

Planting wild beets at @bokuvienna.bsky.social Tulln for @projectpro-wild.bsky.social! Stay tuned for updates on their growth journey!

#WildBeets #PlantResearch #HorizonEU #CropWildRelatives

Group picture of the PRO-WILD consortium at the Kick-Off Meeting in Clermont-Ferrand.

Meet the 19 partners of PRO-WILD!🌍

Bringing together expertise from plant breeding, conservation, genomics, and agriculture, PRO-WILD unites leading organisations to conserve and use crop wild relatives for a more sustainable future. 🌾

Learn more: www.pro-wild.eu/partners
#Biodiversity #Innovation

🌾 Introducing PRO-WILD! 🌿 A Horizon Europe project protecting and promoting Crop Wild Relatives of wheat, sugar beet & oilseed rape to boost climate resilience & food security. 🌍💡

🔗 www.pro-wild.eu

#Biodiversity #CropWildRelatives #Agrobiodiversity #HorizonEU