H2020 INVITE project

INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe

Fostering the introduction of new varieties better adapted to varying biotic & abiotic conditions.

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🟢The Part 2 of the joint #InnoVarINVITE Final Conference is live!

🔍Today we will talk about innovations in #varietytesting with the focus on apple, foddergrass, wheat, sunflower, soybean, maize, potato, tomato, oilseedrape, and lucerne.

🔜Stay tuned for more insights!

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🤩 Thank you very much to everyone who attended the #InnoVarINVITE Final Conference Part 2!

😥 As we conclude our journey with INVITE, which spanned an incredible 5.5 years, we reflect on the tremendous progress and collaboration achieved✅👉 https://t.co/S3Bp9AvCm9

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🚀 Wrapping up #InnoVarINVITE, INVITE Coordinator François Laurens delivered concluding remarks, highlighting the key achievements of the INVITE project and the input of @Innovar_EU & INVITE towards the future of plant #varietytesting in 🇪🇺.

✨Insights👉https://t.co/2NhbFvXyA5

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🎙️The event featured a discussion about the future of plant variety testing in Europe with a diverse panel of stakeholders.

✨Read the key highlights here: https://t.co/mBg7nzORGg

#seedmarketing #plantvariety #varietyregistration
@NOWMORE_EU

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🌱MEP @HerbertDorfmann talking about the seed marketing legislation:

🗨️ "Agriculture is now a strategic priority. Feeding people isn’t enough; food availability, once taken for granted, is a global issue. Sustainability has improved, but we must ensure enough production."

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🌱Variety testing optimization for evaluation of performance and resilience

This session covered statistical analysis of VCU trials and decision support tools.

ℹ️More details: https://t.co/co603oRs3g

#VCU #varietytesting

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🤩Time for a poster session!

All the posters will be made available on our website - stay tuned!
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https://t.co/ELMvKN4ouf

#varietytesting #VCU #DUS
@Innovar_EU

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🌱Innovations in phenotyping

🍅🌾🌻This session explored advanced phenotyping for tomatoes, ryegrass, wheat & sunflower, featuring mobile apps, drones for height & biomass, tools for DUS testing & thermal imaging for drought stress detection.

#phenotyping #DUS

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🧬Exploring innovations in genotyping

✅This session showcased advances in genotyping, incl. trait-specific markers, reference collection management, epigenetic marks for sport ID, trait mapping & the reduction of reference collections.

ℹ️https://t.co/l0KVCqNWfv

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💬S. Flevaris @Food_EU gave a keynote speech on the innovation needs in variety registration, providing an overview of the PRM legislative proposal.

✨ℹ️Insights: https://t.co/STyMPji6ur

#seedmarketing #PRM

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🌱@Innovar_EU Project Coordinator Lisa Black presented the project, aiming to enhance farm decision-making by improving DUS & VCU testing, crop trait assessments & variety recommendations.

ℹ️Learn more about the project: https://t.co/tL5M01BiAY

#VCU #DUS #wheat

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💬François Laurens @INRAE_France, Coordinator of the @invite_eu project, has given a high-level overview of the project and its main findings in the context of the innovations in plant #varietytesting.

💡https://t.co/6Iygwhv6Hp

#VCU #DUS #seedmarketing

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🌟INVITE-@Innovar_EU Final Conference Part 2 is tomorrow!

💡Explore innovations in #varietytesting for 1⃣0⃣ crops!

👥 Join experts & stakeholders discussing research & sustainability👉 https://t.co/BZwsaqCGGm

#DUS #VCU

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🤩INVITE-@Innovar_EU Final Conference Part 2 is just 1⃣ week away!

💬Join us to explore the innovations in #varietytesting with the focus on apple, foddergrass, sunflower, soybean, maize, potato, tomato, oilseedrape, and lucerne🍎🌻🫘🍅🥔.

ℹ️Agenda: https://t.co/Qa5UuFA4Cc

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✅@Innovar_EU Coordinators Lisa Black & Fiona Doohan thanked partners for their efforts, commended collaboration with INVITE and highlighted potential for future discussions.

📸 Group photo: InnoVar
#varietytesting #H2020 #DUS #VCU

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💬The Final Conference Part 1 featured a panel with experts from @CPVOTweets, @GEVESGip, INVITE, @Innovar_EU & @KWS_Group, sharing their take on innovations in #varietytesting.

ℹ️More insights 👉 https://t.co/TlXI5UPUhk

#varietytesting #sustainableagriculture

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🌱What challenges does #varietytesting face today?

Experts from @UnivDebrecen, @ISRICorg, @ADASGroup, @WUR & @CREARicerca discussed the changing environment, recommendation systems, multi-covariate regression for yield prediction & harmonizing VCU testing in 🇪🇺.

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🌱It is time to embrace novel tools in variety testing!
Experts from @AFBI_NI, CRA-W and @MaynoothUni talked about innovations in phenomics, emerging 'omics and new technology, as well as novel models.

#varietytesting #VCU #DUS

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🌱Is there a potential for a crossover between DUS and VCU?

🗣️Experts from @ucddublin, @Unibo and Tystofte have discussed molecular data analysis for DUS and VCU and the identified traits.

#varietytesting #VCU #DUS

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🤩Time for a poster session!

#varietytesting #VCU #DUS @Innovar_EU