The Legume Hub is Europe's knowledge platform for legumes - a web-based knowledge platform about the production of legumes and their use as food and feed products in Europe.
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🌍How do lentils perform across Europe's diverse climates?
🌱At the Open Field Day in 🇩🇪, the wider lentil community discussed lentil cultivation, climate adaptation & farming systems. Field visits showcased ongoing trials under organic and intercropping conditions.
⏩ #LegumeGeneration goes beyond its project lifetime
🤝 Innovation Communities are built to last, driving new varieties & collaboration long after the project ends.
🔄 Knowledge transfer supports breeders in tackling future challenges.
🎥 Watch the interview👇
youtu.be/gmzxNSGm21U
💡Legumes are vital for sustainable farming, but breeding progress needs a boost 💪
💚#LegumeGeneration is putting breeders at the centre of innovation to improve crop performance & protein production in Europe.
ℹ️More in @SeedWorldEU: https://shortlink.uk/1uTUy
#legumebreeding
🥳On 18 May, we celebrated #FascinationOfPlantsDay!
🫛Legumes shaped EU agriculture for centuries, improving soils, feeding livestock & people.
💡Today, keeping them competitive requires innovation!
👉http://bit.ly/4uWYmkK
#PlantsDay2026 @epsoeurope.bsky.social
🤝Collaboration is key in #LegumeGeneration
Through Innovation Communities, the project brings together partners across Europe and beyond, incl. 🇨🇭 🇬🇧 🇳🇿 🇺🇸—to share expertise & boost legume breeding.
🎥 youtu.be/Ejnq_kql9Qk
#legumebreeding #plantprotein
🌱What makes #LegumeGeneration unique?
The project is built around6️⃣Innovation Communities, each focused on specific legume crops. They bring together breeders, researchers & stakeholders to accelerate the development of improved varieties for farmers.
ℹ️legumegeneration.eu
🤩Great exchange at the 'Foresight for Plant Protein' workshop in Brussels (@teagasc.bsky.social @VALPRO_Path).
🌱Value‑chain stakeholders explored future plant protein systems. Breeders’ views shared via #LegumeGeneration by Dr Amelie Detterbeck (@EuroseedsEU).
#proteincrops
❕Interested in gut health, microbiomes, or soya-based foods? Then feel invited to take part in the #Microbiomes4Soy survey 👉https://legumehub.eu/science/microbiomes4soy-consumer-survey/
#microbiomes #soybean
How do soybeans cope with drought? 🌱
🔬At #LangeNachtDerForschung2026, visitors explored soybean diversity, learned how plants adapt to dry conditions & tasted soy foods.
🤩300+ people connected with #LegumeGeneration & RISE-SOY.
ℹ️ langenachtderforschung.at/station/1262
🫘New research explores what makes the European Fabada bean unique.
It shows this traditional bean combines different global origins, helping future work on crop diversity, quality & sustainable food systems.
ℹ️https://bit.ly/4utKRsr
@SeridaAst
#legumebreeding
