NEWS
RFID TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK BUMBLEBEES IS NOW READY
Within the framework of the DARkWIN Project, the deployment of the bumblebee RFID geo-localisation system developed by the LOPSI Group of the CAR-CSIC is now ready. We want to find out what are the pollination preferences of bumblebees on flowering tomato plants under climate change conditions.
CONNECTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SCIENCE
As students, we all went through the uncertainty of not knowing what you want to do when you “grow up”. DARkWIN staff held a workshop in four different schools in Murcia (Spain) for students between 8 and 16 years of age. They were able to communicate the aim of the project, and showed the small greenhouse prototype. The youngsters had a lot of fun!
WE HAVE A NEW HOME!
In 2024 a greenhouse with more than 1,000 ha of land was built on the Santomera experimental field in Murcia (Spain). As designed in WP2, six different modules have been created to host more than 1200 plants for the proposed trial. This task was carried out by the company NOVAGRIC.
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN PARTNERS: SPAIN AND GERMANY
We are very grateful for the collaboration between Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC) and Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology with the European Project DARkWIN. Our PhD student Maialen Ormazabal Oria spent 3 months carrying out metabolomic studies of tomatoes with GC-MS, under the supervision of Dr. Guillaume Decros, in the group of Prof. Dr. Alisdair Fernie thanks to an iMOVE2023 scholarship.
| APR 11 2024 |
HOW BUMBLEBEES SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE?
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| MAR 01 2023 |
A PROJECT WILL TRACK POLLINATOR PREFERENCES TO SELECT MORE RESISTANT PLANTS
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| MAR 01 2023 |
LAUNCHES A PROJECT TO IMPROVE CROPS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
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| FEB 27 2023 |
CEBAS-CSIC LEADS A EUROPEAN PROJECT FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, BASED ON THE NATURAL SELECTION OF PLANTS THROUGH POLLINATING INSECTS
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| FEB 27 2023 |
CEBAS-CSIC LEADS A PROJECT TO IMPROVE CROPS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE BASED ON THE NATURAL SELECTION OF PLANTS
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| FEB 27 2023 |
A 'MURCIAN' PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE CROPS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE WITH NATURAL PLANT SELECTION
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