Screen for fungal resistances in winter wheat treated with TEgenesis (Agroscope)
TEgenesis® is a new breeding method which, among other things, accelerates climate-change adaptation in plants. The method therefore has great potential for finding faster responses to the challenges of the agriculture and food sector than conventional breeding can.
Progression of the Project
Agroscope submitted an application for the permit to conduct the field trial to the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) in March 2024. The field trial was approved on 5 November 2024.
Planned Period of Release
2024-2029
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Protected Site - Site for Field Trials of Genetically Modified Plants
Agroscope is operating a protected field site at the location Reckenholz (Zurich) to enable field experiments with genetically modified plants in Switzerland. The aim of those experiments is to identify the potential and the limitations of green gene technology.
Breeding Research
The use of disease-resistant varieties is a sustainable approach for reducing the use of plant-protection products in agriculture. Agroscope provides breeders with the basic requirements of efficient resistance breeding.
Agroscope Researchers Use New Breeding Methods
TEgenesis® is a new breeding method which, among other things, accelerates climate-change adaptation in plants. The method therefore has great potential for finding faster responses to the challenges of the agriculture and food sector than conventional breeding can.
Etienne Bucher erklärt im Interview die Vorteile neuer Züchtungsmethoden
Die Ethikkommission hat die Debatte um die Pflanzenzüchtung mit neuen Züchtungsmethoden neu lanciert. Im Interview äussert sich Agroscope-Züchtungsforscher Etienne Bucher zur aktuellen Debatte und zu den Vorteilen neuer Züchtungsmethoden für die Landwirtschaft im Klimawandel.
Gentechnik-Moratorium: Die verbleibenden Chancen nutzen
Der Klimawandel schreitet immer schneller voran. Um für unsere Landwirtschaft rasch neue Sorten zu züchten, die unter extremen Bedingungen gut gedeihen, sind herkömmliche Methoden zu langsam. Neue und schnellere Züchtungstechnologien stehen bereit. Doch sie fallen unter das Gentechnik-Gesetz – obwohl sie natürliche Prozesse in der Pflanze nutzen.