📢 #LegumeGeneration is heading to Edinburgh🇬🇧 for #Euroseeds2025! 🌱 From 19–22 Oct, the Congress will bring 3 days of insights on key issues for the seed sector plus a vibrant exhibition & trade. 🔜 Stay tuned for updates from Scotland! #legumebreeding @EuroseedsEU

#LegumeGenerationNewsFromTheLab 🌱Common bean seeds are ready for drought stress testing at @LeibnizIPK Gatersleben! 💡Part of the #LegumeGeneration project, this research helps grow stronger, healthier, and more sustainable beans for Europe’s farmers and food systems.

#LegumeGenerationNewsFromTheField 🎨This photo may look like a painting, but it’s a lentil field trial in Greece 🇬🇷. 💡Testing varieties across Europe helps us find those that grow best, enrich soils & support sustainable farming. #LegumeGeneration #HorizonEU

🧪 Join the DOMINO project’s 2nd stakeholder webinar: Consumers at the core of fermented food innovation 📅 23 Sept 2025 | 14:00–15:30 CEST 📍 Zoom 💡 Insights from Yakult + top EU researchers 👉 Register here: www.legumehub.eu/news/domino-... #FermentedFoods #ConsumerResearch #Innovation

🌱 Pea is a key crop for sustainable, secure food—rich in protein, climate-adapted, and soil-friendly. 👆 The #LegumeGeneration project boosts #pea breeding by using genetic diversity to create better cultivars for Europe’s varied environments. ℹ️ www.legumegeneration.eu/crops/

#LegumeGenerationCrops 🤔How can the breeding of pea in Europe🇪🇺 be advanced? Learn in the visual below 👇 ℹ️ legumehub.eu @LegumeHubEU #pea #innovation #research #legumes #plantbreeding

🌱Upcoming: The UFOP Plant Protein Symposium 2025 on 18-19 Sept in Berlin & online Insights on markets, biotech, dairy alternatives, the role of European soy & a start-up panel on alternative proteins! ℹ️ More info & registration: www.legumehub.eu/de/neuigkeit... #sustainability #legumes

📢 4th #SoniaProQ webinar coming up! This session will share key results from the network project: ▪️ Establishing NIRS analytics (iRed) ▪️ Soybean proteins & their degradation during processing (AGES) 📅 15 Sept 2025 | 15:00–16:30 CET 🗣️ Language: German 👉 Register: www.legumehub.eu/de/allgemein...

#LegumeGenerationScientificPublications 🌱Traditional lupin varieties, shaped by farmers over generations, can boost crop resilience. 💡Genomic tools like the white lupin pangenome help breeders develop stronger, more sustainable crops. ℹ️New research: www.legumegeneration.eu/advances-gen...

🌱 Join the Global Bean public meeting “Powering Change with Legume Policy” on 2 Sept, 5–6:30pm CEST. Speakers: @murphy-bokern.bsky.social, @asmalateef.bsky.social, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Marin Vandamme. 💬 Talks + open discussion. 🔗 More info: www.legumehub.eu/general/the-... #Legumes #FoodPolicy

🌱Sojaförderring Webinar (in German 🇩🇪): Harvesting soybeans the right way 📅 26 Aug 2025 | 17:00–18:20 CEST (Online) Learn how to thresh soybeans with minimal losses + top tips for food-grade quality. 👉 Register until 22 Aug here: www.legumehub.eu/de/neuigkeit...

🌞 Summer break is here! 🏖️🌄 The #LegumeGeneration project wishes you a relaxing holiday with sunshine, good food, and maybe even some tasty legumes! 👋 Back in September with more updates from the field, the lab & beyond. ✨ Stay tuned & enjoy the summer! #legumebreeding

🌱 Join the next Global Bean partner meeting: 📅 12 August | 🕔 5 PM CEST | 📍 Online Prof. Dr. Parvaze Sofi (SKUAST-Kashmir) will present his research on breeding climate-resilient, high-yielding common beans. 🔗 More info and registration: www.legumehub.eu/general/glob... #GlobalBean #Legumes

#LegumeGenerationNewsFromTheField 🌱How do bean varieties cope with disease in real field conditions? 🫘~200 common bean lines are being tested across Europe. 📍In Austria, big differences are visible — some thrive, others struggle. 🎯Goal: find resilient, sustainable beans.

👋 Meet Karina Tokina from BOKU University! 🔬Karina is passionate about #sustainableagriculture, researching ways to make lupins more resilient without chemicals. Her work aims to benefit the environment, farmers & consumers.💚 ℹ️Learn more: t.co/b0wzhiZPLu #LegumeGeneration #lupin #legumebreeding

🙋‍♂️Say hello to Nikola Subosits from BOKU University @bokuvienna.bsky.social! 🔬He's working on his Bachelor thesis to help create more resilient lupin varieties by finding better methods to fight harmful fungi in Europe. ℹ️Learn more: bit.ly/44Syg73 #LegumeGeneration #lupin #legumebreeding

🙋‍♂️Say hello to Thomas Svoboda from BOKU University, who is working on finding ways to make lupins more resistant to diseases. 💡Thomas believes this project will help breed more resistant lupins! ℹ️Learn more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #LegumeGeneration #lupin #legumebreeding

#LegumeGenerationNewsFromTheField 🌍 Partners across Europe are testing superior soybean genotypes for yield & resilience in diverse environments. 🇧🇬 In Bulgaria 70 genotypes have been cultivated & evaluated for food production by AgroBioInstitute. ℹ️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 #LegumeGenerationOutreach 🇪🇸Last week, #LegumeGeneration was presented at the PlantETP events at @cragenomica in Spain. 🎤Darya Chernokova @EuroseedsEU shared the project’s goals & its innovation action public–private approach. ℹ️More: bit.ly/plantetp25 #legumebreeding

Donal Murphy-Bokern introducing the concept of the #HorizonEU #LegumeGeneration project and the @legumehub.bsky.social to the @aabiologists.bsky.social conference on #Legumes in Science in Practice.

🎓 Two seminars at @UnivPoliMarche under the #LegumeGeneration EU project explored how science and regulations can advance innovation in #legumebreeding! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... 🔬 Dr. Santamarina on metabolomics & genetic diversity ⚖️ Dr. Mariani on plant variety rights & legal frameworks

#LegumeGeneration 🎓 Congrats to Benedikt Piller on defending his Master’s thesis at BOKU! 🫘 He studied 205 🇪🇺 soybean varieties for yield, maturity & drought traits. ℹ️More details: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #soybeanresearch #futurefarming #plantscience

🤩🌱 #FascinationofPlantsDay | Clover Red & white clover are key to sustainable farming but trail grasses in trait gains. 👉 #LegumeGeneration applies molecular tools to boost performance 👉 @BELIS_EU supports breeders to improve disease resistance & seed yield ℹ️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🤩🌱 #FascinationofPlantsDay | Lentil Lentils are protein-rich staples, vital to sustainable diets. 👉 #LegumeGeneration improves local & high-yielding types for EU markets 👉 @BELIS_EU explores lentil diversity for Europe's varied growing conditions ℹ️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🤩🌱 #FascinationofPlantsDay | Pea Pea is Europe’s top cool-season legume, key for food & high-value feed like aquaculture. 👉 #LegumeGeneration taps diverse traits to boost yield 👉 @BELIS_EU uses natural diversity to breed climate-resilient crops ℹ️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🤩🌱 #FascinationofPlantsDay | Lupin Lupins are protein-rich, soil-friendly crops gaining ground in food & feed. 👉 #LegumeGeneration explores untapped genetic traits to boost yield 👉 @BELIS_EU works to enhance resilience & agronomic traits ℹ️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🤩🌱#FascinationofPlantsDay is coming! To celebrate, #LegumeGeneration & sister project #BELIS prepared a campaign on the value of #legumes + fun facts about 6⃣ shared crops! ℹ️ legumegeneration.eu | belisproject.eu Stay tuned! 🔜 #legumebreeding

#LegumeGenerationOutreach 📢The Legume Generation project was showcased at 2⃣key events in 2024: 🗓️Fascination of Plants Day 🗓️European Science Night 🗓️V International Green Biotechnology Congress ℹ️More info about the events: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#LegumeGenerationOutreach 📢 The Legume Generation project was highlighted at Agra 2024 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where breeders, farmers & producers received info on the project’s activities. 🎙️ Prof. Anelia Iantcheva, AgroBioInstitute, shared insights: youtu.be/3bD8P996LkQ

🌍Can soybeans thrive across Europe? Trials in DE, AT, FR, PL, UA, CH, BG test yield, resilience & sustainability. 🎯 The goal: climate-smart soybeans. 🎥 Watch the drone video from @unihohenheim.bsky.social's trial site! 👇 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

What’s keeping consumers from eating more #beans and #pulses? 🌱 On 24 April at 4 PM CET, Valerio Hoyos-Villegas (McGill university) shares insights from genomic selection in the 8th #ILSWebinar. More info & link: www.legumehub.eu/general/ils-... #SustainableNutrition #BeansAndPulses

#LegumeGenerationNewsFromTheField 🌐As part of a Europe-NZ-USA collaboration, a pilot experiment in Bulgaria tested 6⃣ red clover varieties to study the impact of boron on pollen viability. ℹ️More insights: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #cloverbreeding #clover #legumebreeding

#LegumeGeneration 🤔#DYK lupin is packed with protein and fiber? ✅ It boosts food security and sustainability but is underused in Europe📉. 👆 Learn more about the importance of lupin: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #lupin #lupinbreeding #legumebreeding

🌾 Grains meet legumes! 🌱 Join ICC-Austria’s Annual Symposium on 25 April 2025 (in 🇩🇪) to gain fresh insights in sustainable, healthy food solutions: ✅ Austria’s protein strategy ✅ Legumes & soil health ✅ Fermentation & processed legumes More info 👉 www.legumehub.eu/de/allgemein...

🚀 What can we expect from European soya in 2025? Find out in this webinar! 📅 29 April 2025 | 🕒 14:30 – 16:00 CET Join Donau Soja for an expert discussion on the key trends shaping soya production, markets, and regional developments in 2025. 🔗 Register now: www.legumehub.eu/general/dona...

#LegumeGenerationCrops 🤔How can the breeding of lupins in Europe🇪🇺 be advanced? Learn in the visual below 👇 ℹ️ legumehub.eu @LegumeHubEU #lupins #innovation #research #legumes #plantbreeding

🚀 Free Sonia-ProQ Webinar Series! 🌱📢 Join us to explore soybeans in food & feed over four expert-led sessions! 🌍🐄🌾 📅 Dates: 03 Apr | 07 Apr | 27 May | 15 Sep ⏰ Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CET (Online) 🌍 Language: German 🇩🇪 👉 Register here by 3 April: www.legumehub.eu/de/allgemein...

#LegumeGenerationNewsFromTheField 🤔Can lupins grow in higher pH soils? 🇬🇷The #LegumeGeneration team at IHU is testing 3 lupin species from ESKUSA🇩🇪 to see if this protein-rich crop can thrive beyond acidic soils! ℹ️More details: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #lupinbreeding #lupin #legumebreeding

#LegumeGenerationScientificPublications 📢 Check out a new research from #UPOlomouc in Current Opinion in Plant Biology: innovative methods to improve crop breeding precision! More details👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #legumebreeding #plantbreeding

📢#LegumeGeneration has held its 3⃣rd internal webinar💻 dedicated to plant variety rights. 💡The invited speaker Francesca Garbato, #Euroseeds EU Manager Intellectual Property & Legal Affairs, shared the insights on this topic: www.legumegeneration.eu/legume-gener... #legumebreeding

Welcome to our Bluesky community! 🔬 We're excited to share our knowledge on legumes and their use as feed and food products in Europe and bring together researchers, scientists, and enthusiasts to spark discussions, and collaborate in this open and engaging space. 🌱🌍 #ScienceCommunity #Legumes