Climatic variability and extreme weather events are increasingly impacting crop yield and value. UNTWIST addresses this challenge and will take advantage of the climate-resilient, traditional European oilseed crop camelina to provide a mechanistic understanding of successful adaptation strategies to drought and heat stress. Moreover, it will develop predictive models and robust markers for crop performance for variable environments. UNTWIST´s long term aim is to improve crop resilience and yield stability in changing, challenging climates; its legacy will contribute towards increasing the sustainability of European agriculture.
UNTWIST video presentation.
The world’s climate has significantly changed. Higher temperatures and longer periods of drought are now common in Europe. A changing climate is hard for everyone, particularly if you are growing crops for food. UNTWIST will solve the problem.
Behind UNTWIST´s Plant Adaptation Knowledge Hub
In this interview, the FZJ team presents the UNTWIST Plant Adaptation Knowledge Hub, an online platform making complex data on camelina accessible to farmers, researchers, and policymakers. They explain how interactive tools and visualizations help users explore genetic, physiological, and agronomic information. The team shares the motivations behind creating the Hub, aiming to turn raw data into actionable insights for climate-smart agriculture. They also reflect on the challenges and rewards of developing a user-friendly, dynamic platform for global use.
UNTWIST IN THE AUSTRIAN MEDIA
The UNTWIST project has received great response in the Austrian media. As part of the documentary “Our Weather: Between Drought and Flood” by ORF (Austrian public broadcasting) initiative “Mother Earth: Climate and Nutrition”, which was broadcasted on Austrian television in early summer, Claudia Jonak explained how plants respond to water limitation, the benefits of camelina and the aims of the UNTWIST project.
UNTWIST research is continuing to generate new scientific insights into the potential of camelina as a sustainable and versatile crop for European agriculture. A new publication brings together expertise from UNTWIST partners and researchers from the University of Bologna (UNIBO),…
The results of UNTWIST are beginning to bear fruit, with the project’s research efforts materialising in scientific publications that provide new insights into sustainable biofuel production. More publications will be made available in the coming months. A new study involving…
As climate change brings more frequent heatwaves and droughts, scientists are looking for crops that can cope with tougher growing conditions. New research highlights camelina (Camelina sativa), a traditional oilseed crop used for food, animal feed, and biofuels, as a…
From 21 February to 1 March, AgroParisTech and its partner INRAE will showcase the use of camelina and several activities from the UNTWIST project at the Salon International de l’Agriculture in Paris. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore camelina as…
