Breeding for resilience: enhancing multi-stress tolerance in crops

Objectives: This grant aims to enhance the resilience of agricultural systems in line with the European Green Deal, the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030, climate policy, and the common agricultural policy. By focusing on agricultural adaptation to climate change, increasing biodiversity in agroecosystems, and promoting low-input practices, the project seeks to advance agricultural production methods that can withstand multiple stress factors. Expected outcomes include deeper insights into crop stress tolerance traits, identification and development of local high-plasticity crop varieties, strengthened evaluation capacities for breeders, and accessible information for advisors and farmers.