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Catch crops such as oil radish, mustard and legumes make an important contribution to more sustainable agriculture.

KWS uses helicopters to test the standability of corn varieties.

For testing and research activities, KWS's phytopathologists cultivate numerous pathogens and insects.

KWS develops biological seed coatings for sugarbeet and other crops.

Sorghum is developing into an interesting alternative for grain and silage corn and could become even more important in the course of climate change.

KWS sees enormous potential for peas and other protein plants

KWS is testing robotic systems for mechanical weed control in sugar beet

KWS develops organic varieties that will complement the established conventional portfolio in the future.

Breeders at KWS are successfully working on the development of Cercospora-tolerant sugarbeet varieties that offer high yields.

In researching the complex trait drought stress, KWS is using a sophisticated system for phenotyping corn and sugarbeet plants.

The purpose of pre-breeding is to adapt the available breeding material in terms of resistance and yield to changing environmental conditions. To obtain the genetic diversity needed for this process, pre-breeders like Klaus Oldach cross exotic material, which comes from such sources as gene banks, with their own breeding material.

Just like their colleagues in other countries throughout Southeastern Europe, Romania’s farmers have been frequently grappling with extreme periods of drought for years. The drought stress has been detrimental to the corn crop. Modern plant breeding is giving rise to hope.