How does a plant respond when it is exposed to multiple stresses at the same time?
Smart Data Breeding Methodology
CropXR’s research program entails research on plant resilience to develop a ‘smart data breeding methodology’ and research on the societal impact of this innovation. The program comprises nine Work Packages.
Nine Research Work Packages
From Arabidopsis to resilient crops
Arabidopis as model plant
Science teams collect and combine large datasets to model plant resilience, using Arabidopsis as a model plant. These models are developed iteratively over several years.
They are then translated to crops, requiring less crop-specific data, enabling spin-off models. This approach helps breeders develop more resilient crops more efficiently.
Societal impact
What do these innovations mean for society? CropXR integrates societal values and needs from the outset. One work package studies societal impact using social sciences and humanities.
Aligning methodologies
How can CropXR develop resilient breeding methodologies that align with resilient cropping systems? The Agro work package tries to answer this question by making a connection between research into resilient crops and research into the properties of more resilient agronomic systems.