INVITE: INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe

To foster the introduction of new varieties better adapted to varying biotic and abiotic conditions and to more sustainable crop management practices

The aim of the INVITE project is to foster the introduction of new varieties with high resilience towards biotic and abiotic stresses, high adaptation to sustainable management practices, and high resource use efficiency (RUE). This will be achieved through improved variety testing and sending better information to stakeholders on variety performance under a range of contrasting production conditions. This will be determined using major crop species that represent the main features of propagation, food and feed uses, and exhibit significant breeding activity in the EU.

INVITE will explore opportunities that may improve the current variety testing system (DUS, VCU and performance), e.g. by use of advanced technologies and to look at how the sustainability profile of varieties could be better reflected.

Horizon 2020-SFS-29-2018