{"id":18058,"date":"2023-06-04T12:51:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T10:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novagric.com\/darkwin-project-to-improve-crops-in-the-face-of-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:42:33","slug":"darkwin-project-to-improve-crops-in-the-face-of-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novagric.com\/en\/darkwin-project-to-improve-crops-in-the-face-of-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"DARkWIN. Project to improve crops in the face of climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea is to identify plant varieties that are best adapted to extreme climatic conditions and then use them as a basis for more resilient and productive crops, capable of withstanding the adverse climatic conditions that are expected in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>

What if we let pollinators choose our next tomato varieties?<\/h2>\n<\/div>

That’s the idea behind this innovative project. Instead of artificially selecting plants in a laboratory, DARkWIN<\/strong> proposes a different approach: letting pollinators<\/strong>\u2014in this case, bumblebees\u2014choose for us.<\/strong><\/p>\n


By visiting the flowers they find most attractive, these insects naturally select the plants with the best traits: greater heat resistance, better water-use efficiency, or superior fruit quality.<\/p>\n

The scientific team studies this behavior to understand what pollinators prefer and how it relates to the plants’ genetics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Project Objectives<\/h2>\n<\/div>