Are you interested in populations that happen to be hybrids between common beans and some other species? Well, so are our friends at CIAT, and they’re involved in a project with NIAB in the UK to study these hybrid populations from their genebank:
The idea is to see if they could be used in breeding for climate change adaptation.
Researchers will be exploring common bean hybrid populations to learn more about their physical characteristics, genetics, responses to disease and ease of use for breeding programmes.
You can catch up on the latest findings on the NIAB website, but also in an online workshop on March 1.