As partner of the Soybean Innovation Community, Donau Soja visited the soybean field trials at the BOKU University in Tulln, Austria, on 28 September 2026. The visit included discussions about upcoming activities from the Soybean Innovation Community and the visit of...
The phenotyping of this year´s Legume Generation multilocation field trial for phaseolus bean at the IPK Gatersleben comes to the end. Vignan Kakkerla (see photo) and colleagues from IPK carried out this work, dedicating quite some working days to the task. Once the...
On 25 June 2026, students attending a lecture on medicinal and aromatic plants at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Straubing, Lower Bavaria, visited the ESKUSA lupin trials. Lupins are part of the programme because they can contain high levels of alkaloids....
In September of 2026, the British Society of Plant Pathologists held their annual conference at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, bringing together plant pathologists from across the world to share latest research on plant-microbe interactions, innate immunity,...
UNIBAS presented the activities and results of the LEGUME GENERATION project during the SuperScienceMe – European Researchers’ Night, held on 24 September 2026 in Piazza Matteotti, Potenza, Italy. The event involved direct interaction with citizens and school...
Legume Generation partners from Palacký University Olomouc (UP) who have designed the LegGen Soy 5K Trait-specific Marker Panel for soybean genotyping were visiting BOKU University (BOKU) soybean field experiments in Tulln (July 29, 2026). Fig 1: Olomouc team members...
Our partner Elizabeth Ninou from International Hellenic University (IHU) was delighted to participate in the EU CAP Network Cross-Visit in Hungary on 18 - 19 June, where she had the opportunity to observe the impact of crop residue management on soybean nodulation...
Legume Generation and BOKU soybean research were presented at the Protein Innovation Day organized by the Agro Innovation Lab (a Raiffeisen company based at Korneuburg, Austria). Soybean was introduced as the number one source of plant based protein for food and feed....
Legume research in the spotlight at IPK's Open Doors Day 2026 On the 6th June 2026, IPK´s annual Open Doors day took place. Colleagues of the IPK were happy for this chance to present IPK´s legume research to the visitors. Mainly at the example of common bean, the...
The SERIDA partner prepared a stand entitled ‘Diversity, Research, and Innovation in Legumes’. The stand included panels, children's games, samples of seeds and pods from different pulses, plants, and pathogen cultures. The main objective was to show citizens the...
Following the successful establishment of Legume Generation, we want to provide an insight into the background to the Legume Generation project, how it works, and into its approach to boosting the breeding of legumes. The goal of Legume Generation is two-fold: to...
Fascination of Plants Day: Celebrating the vital role of legumes in Europe’s past and future On 18 May, the global scientific community marks the Fascination of Plants Day, an initiative highlighting the essential role of plants in our lives, from food and feed to...
Long Night of Research 2026 | Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026 Friday, April 24, 202617:00 - 23:00 UFT - Universitäts- und Forschungszentrum TullnKonrad Lorenz Straße 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria How do soybeans manage drought ? Soybean is a food crop delivering high-quality...
Volker Hahn from University of Hohenheim was invited to give a presentation on legume breeding at the Donau Soja's ImPulses. ImPulses is a meeting series exclusively for Donau Soja members only to share innovations and exchange with eath other. With the...
Roberto Rodríguez Madrera, Ana Campa Negrillo and Juan José Ferreira FernándezPulses (edible dry seeds from legumes) are among the most important crops worldwide. These legumes contain a diverse range of carbohydrates, some of which, such as RFOs (raffinose family...
UKLRC is the UK Legume Research Community, established around three years ago to connect researchers and stakeholders working on legumes across the UK. One of its core activities is the organisation of an annual conference with a strong research focus, while also...
Donal Murphy-Bokern, Meriel McClatchie, Véronique Matterne, Núria Rovira Buendia, Mila Andonova, Ulrike Lohwasser, Wendy Waalen, Filippos Bantis, Marija Knez, Jelena Milešević, Amil Orahovac, Paolo Prosperi, Aparajita Banerjee, Ivana Radić, Aldona Mueller-Bieniek,...
The Legume Generation's Bean Innovation Community presented a poster at the BIC & NAPIA Biennial Meeting 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The BIC & NAPIA meeting aimed to: To provide a forum on recent research developments and plans for projects in pulse crops...
Our partners from Saatzucht Gleisdorf were invited to present the Legume Generation phaseolus bean Innovation Community and the Phaseolus bean field trial in 2025 at a joint Workshop of WIPO, BRIN and AGES in Vienna on 26 August 2025. The workshop dealt with the topic...
On 10 September 2025, Johann Vollmann (BOKU) participated in the BELIS Stakeholder Day held in Novi Sad, Serbia. The event gathered researchers and stakeholders from across Europe to discuss the progress and synergies of legume research initiatives, particularly...
Global Bean Public Meeting | September 2, 2025 What role does policy play in shaping the future of beans and legumes? In this Global Bean Public Meeting, we heard from experts and practitioners working at the crossroads of research, advocacy, and farming. Donal...
The 8th International Food Legume Research Conference (IFLRC) and the 5th Australian Pulse Conference (APC) were held as a joint meeting in Perth, Western Australia, from 15–19 September 2025. This combined conference brought together researchers, industry...
The Donau Soja Networking Event 2025 took place on 4 September 2025 in Vienna, Austria, and was dedicated to discussing the European protein strategy with more than 100 members and partners from the enitre soybean value chain. A panel discussion with the topic ‘Why we...
The European Association for Research on Plant Breeding is hosting its 36th EUCARPIA Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Conference from 1-5 September 2025 in Aberystwyth, Wales. The event will bring together researchers, breeders, and practitioners to...
