Harmorescoll aims to improve the availability of reference material (controls, differential hosts, isolates) in DUS resistance testing. Once a year, […]
Variety & Seed Expertise
New method available for SE-PCR detection of Acidovorax citrulli in cucurbit seeds
4/01/2022
The GEVES now offers a high-throughput rapid SE-PCR testing service for the detection of Acidovorax citrulli in melon, watermelon, and […]
ToBRFV/ tomato-pepper and Aphis gossypii/melon, a CPVO project to propose new DUS protocols
30/11/2021
At the end of October, the president of CPVO validated co-funding for the project: “Updating DUS resistance tests according to […]
New CTPS Technical Questionnaires for 9 vegetable species harmonised with those of the CPVO
26/11/2021
In collaboration with the CPVO, our EU counterparts and breeding institutions, new Technical Questionnaires for national listing via the CTPS […]
INVITE: 2nd Annual Meeting of the EU Variety Evaluation Project
26/11/2021
The European project INVITE (INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe) aims to improve variety evaluation methods and the information […]
First results of 2021 maize variety trials available on Varmaïs website
9/11/2021
The first provisional summaries of the post-registration network have just been published: https://link.yvoir.fr/T/OFSYS/SM3/1443/2/S/F/17265517/2989655/ydCpwIJN.html It is also possible to consult the […]
News from the CTPS « Ornamental, Perfume, Aromatic & Medicinal Plants » section
26/10/2021
The ‘Ornamental, Perfume, Aromatic & Medicinal Plants’ section (POPAM) was held on 8 October at GEVES in Brion. The section […]
Optimising the variety collection for planting trials: final meeting of the CPVO SNP rapeseed project
4/10/2021
The final meeting of the SNP oilseed rape project, co-funded by the CPVO and coordinated by GEVES, was held by […]
Varmaïs: a new website for choosing maize varieties
7/09/2021
GEVES, ARVALIS (French arable crops R&D institute) and UFS (French seed association for seed companies & plant breeders) have joined […]
ToBRFV: renewal of approval & developments in variety resistance testing
3/09/2021
After more than a year as the only laboratory approved by the Ministry of Agriculture for the detection of ToBRFV […]