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COP16: Crop and cattle diversity makes for agriculture that rolls with the punches
- By using only a handful of crops and breeds, agriculture has become vulnerable to diseases and plagues. That is why WUR is spotlighting... -
Monitoring of aquatic genetic resources: 1650 aquatic samples collected for genetic analysis
- In 2024, samples and datasets of flat oyster and Pacific oyster, mussel, turbot, zander and eel will be analysed. Work is currently being done on the... -
Wanted: seeds of Dikke Leidsche Winter and other 'lost' heritage varieties
- A century ago, there were many more varieties in Dutch agricultural and horticultural sectors than there are today. The Centre for Genetic Resources,... -
Farming crops and livestock together - opportunities for biodiversity-positive food production
- Intercropping is considered to be a biodiversity-positive alternative to monocultures, but comes with several challenges. Some of these challenges can... -
Endangered European dark bee: in search of the pure colonies
- The Netherlands has only one species of native honeybee: the European dark bee which is found on Texel, among other places. This bee species is... -
Lettuce and cabbage most popular crops in CGN plant genebank
- The plant genebank of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) makes seed available for research, breeding and educational purposes.... -
New stands in the List of Varieties of Trees
- The Centre for Genetic Resources Netherlands (CGN) is continuously looking for new seed sources for inclusion in the List of Varieties of Trees. In... -
CGN assists in sperm extraction of ring-tailed vontsira
- The Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) was requested by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) to attempt to collect and... -
How can we use genomic data for the conservation of genetic diversity?
- How can genomic information contribute to the assessment, preservation and restoration of genetic diversity? These questions, and more, were discussed... -
Heritage varieties: edible Dutch history
- What used to grow in your grandparents' vegetable garden? How did cucumbers taste 100 years ago? Many of the vegetables and grains that were once...