How to safeguard and actively evaluate local fruit tree genetic resources

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InnOBreed’s first international training course was held 14-16 May 2024. It was set up as an online course consisting in lectures and exercises, enabling students and researchers in organic breeding from across Europe and beyond to participate.
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The importance of genetic resources. An exemple with the belgian pome fruit genetic resources: appel and pier. Local adaptability, local and diversity of uses, rusticity, generally pests & diseases tolerances, phenotypic diversity. Future challenges : Towards better ‘robustness’. Conservation of old cultivars at the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre. Presentation of the EPCGR european programme.