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The CRA-W launches its "Ducasse"
In May 2020, the CRA-W received a "Community Plant Variety Protection Certificate" issued by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO/OCW) for a second apple variety resulting from...

Towards a 100% robust organic potato crop
What varieties of potatoes should be used to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of copper as a protective agent against late blight?

CRA-W identified the suspicious seeds
The suspect small package contained seeds of Bassia scoparia, a plant of the Chenopodiaceae family

How do you fight against counterfeit pesticides?
Counterfeit pesticides are a major scourge worldwide, threatening the health of users and consumers, biodiversity and the environment.

What about soil fertility in organic farming?
Conversion to organic farming leads to changes in farming practices that can affect the organic material content and biological functioning of soils. The CRA-W has been trying to find...

CRA-W expertise promoted through the IAEA
Through various European projects, the CRA-W has forged links with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Agency is particularly focussed on helping to achieve development...

Controlling the potato virus Y: an absolute necessity for our crops
Of the forty or so viruses that can affect the potato, virus Y (PVY, Potato virus Y) is the most frequently observed in our potato productions.

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