New £2.5m oilseed rape project launched in the UK

A new three-year project will combine gene technology and on-farm trials to bring forward precision-bred oilseed rape resistant to the likes of light leaf spot to farms

The new project will run over three years and include on-farm trials.

A £2.5m (€2.9m), three-year project bringing the first precision-bred oilseed rape onto commercial farms in Europe has been launched.

The project: ‘Light Leaf Spot Enhancing Resistance And reducing Susceptibility with Editing’ brings together farmers, plant breeders, crop scientists and agronomists to tackle light leaf spot, using precision breeding alongside new disease-management tools.