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Bringing recommendations to breed resource-efficient crop varieties to the European Parliament
Applied research projects Root2Res and BarleyMicroBreed are presenting opportunities arising from a new understanding of root-soil interactions during a joint session with decision-makers, practitioners and associations
Root2Res partners gather in Maribor for its 4th Annual Meeting
From 15 to 17 September, the Root2Res consortium gathered in Maribor, Slovenia, for its Annual Meeting. The meeting brought together project partners to review progress, exchange updates and, most importantly, prepare for the final year of the project. With the...
ISRR to Host Online Mini Symposium on Root and Rhizosphere Research
The International Society of Root Research (ISRR) will host its Mini Symposium on January 28th. This online event will bring together leading researchers from around the world to present and discuss the latest discoveries in root and rhizosphere science. Learn about...
Root2Res 3rd General Assembly: Collaboration for Sustainable and Resilient Crops
This week, the ROOT2RES Project successfully held its 3rd General Assembly in Dublin, Ireland, from November 4th to 6th, hosted by Teagasc. The event brought together all project partners to review progress, discuss future objectives, and prepare for the upcoming...
Root2Res joins BarleyMicrobreed to host a joint session at the Rizosphere 6 Conference 2025
Root2Res and BarleyMicrobreed are hosting a joint session at the upcoming Rhizosphere 6 conference held in Edinburgh on 16th-19th June. The session is entitled “Manipulating the rhizosphere with crop genetics” and will featured a keynote presentation given by our...
New Root2Res Podcast Episode: Exploring Root Ideotypes and Plasticity for Resilient Agriculture
We’re excited to release the second episode of the Root2Res Podcast, where we take a closer look at two key concepts in plant breeding: root ideotypes and plasticity. These terms are sometimes seen as contradictory, but in this episode, we explore how they can work...
Introducing the Root2Res Podcast: Root Phenotyping and Genetic Improvement for a Resilient Future
The Root2Res podcast kicks off by diving into the heart of the project’s mission: enhancing crop resilience through innovative root system research. In this introductory episode, project coordinators Jean-Pierre Cohan and Timothy George share how the Root2Res...
Root2Res at Rizosphere 6 June 2025
Root2Res will be participating in Rhizosphere 6 Rooting for Earth, taking place from June 16–19, 2025, in Edinburgh. This international conference, organized by the University of Edinburgh, will bring together researchers from around the world to discuss the latest...
Root2Res Midterm Symposium Presentations Now Available
We are pleased to announce that the presentations from the Root2Res Midterm Symposium, held at the Congress of the European Society for Agronomy (ESA) in Rennes on August 29, 2024, are now available for viewing.Learn about Root2Res objectives and partnershipDuring...