In the interview, Mariateresa Lazzaro discusses, amongst other things, how the 'Augenblick' project is going about identifying cowpea varieties suitable for cultivation in Switzerland. The discussion also covers how breeding can improve suitability for cultivation and the role played by OHM (organic heterogeneous material) in this process. Mariateresa Lazzaro is co-leader of the project and co-leader of the Plant Breeding Group at FiBL in Switzerland.
Further information
Contacts
- Mariateresa Lazzaro
- Adrian Krebs, Media spokesperson Switzerland
Links
- fibl.org: Mariateresa Lazzaro's "voice": "Diversity within a cultivar is ideal for climate resilience"
- fibl.org: All "Voices on climate"
- fibl.org: The current "Augenblick" project on the cowpea in the FiBL project database
- fibl.org: Completed project on the cowpea in the FiBL project database
- fibl.org: The LuZIA project on lupin breeding in the FiBL project database
- fibl.org: The COUSIN project on the use of wild relatives of cultivated plants in the FiBL project database