April 10, 2024

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FRUITDIV and COUSIN: two new European projects designed to recover genetic variability and promote sustainable agriculture

March 1, 2024

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New insights on the transcriptional regulation of seed germination

January 26, 2024

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Plant bacterial pathogens survive in soil by changing their genetic expression pattern

January 16, 2024

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GenoDrawing: A revolutionary AI tool for predicting complex traits in plants

October 25, 2023

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Spain - Bringing genetic improvements to farmers to create a more competitive sector - This is the main objective of the GEMIPLANT demonstration project, which prepares training and transfer actions on plant genomics for farmers, horticulturists and breeders

August 1, 2023

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The movement of transposons gives rice a greater capacity for adaptation - How transposons help rice adapt to different environments by altering gene expression

June 15, 2023

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A newly identified protein confers drought tolerance to plants

May 15, 2023

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CRAG hosts two successful congresses on plant research and genomics-assisted breeding at CosmoCaixa

April 18, 2023

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Statement from CRAG regarding the review of the European regulatory framework on gene editing and its use in agriculture
El GRAG pide una legislación específica para la edición génica que refleje sus diferencias con los transgénicos

April 13, 2023

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Three young researchers from Spain and Italy will conduct multidisciplinary and intersectoral projects in agricultural genomics at CRAG

March 13, 2023

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New discovery sheds light on how melon crops resist CMV virus

February 20, 2023

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Estudio demuestra que el hierro potencia el sistema inmunitario del arroz

February 17, 2023

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CRAG researchers demonstrate that iron treatment increases plant resistance against rice blast fungus
El ferro potencia el sistema immunitari de l'arròs
El hierro potencia el sistema inmunitario del arroz

November 23, 2022

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CRAG opens its doors to industry to promote technology transfer - 85 people attended the CRAG-Companies Meeting: Biotechnology at the service of agriculture

November 22, 2022

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CRAG gets students involved in plant research during Science Week

November 14, 2022

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The Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) and the Institute of Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (IRTA) expand their international partnership with Front Range Biosciences to address the growing threat of hop latent viroid disease (HLVd) in cannabis

October 25, 2022

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CRAG researcher Ana I. Caño-Delgado awarded a PRODUCTE grant to advance knowledge of agriculture adapted to high temperatures

August 24, 2022

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A mathematical model predicts the response of plants to climate change - A collaborative work identifies a protein to be key in response to high environmental temperatures

July 14, 2022

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Researchers identify three genes involved in melon ripening - New research would allow the development of melon varieties with a longer shelf life, thus helping reduce food waste
Se identifican tres genes implicados en la maduración del melón
S’identifiquen tres gens implicats en la maduració del meló

February 15, 2022

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A wall to stop bacterial wilt - A team led by CRAG researchers unveils the physico-chemical nature of the xylem barriers responsible for bacterial wilt resistance in tomato plants
Una paret per contenir el marciment bacterià
Una pared para detener la marchitez bacteriana

January 26, 2022

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Dr. L. Maria Lois named new Director of CRAG

November 18, 2021

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Sowing curiosity about plant science - During Science Week, CRAG brings research in plant biology closer to schools and high schools thanks to the experimental workshop "Mutant plants" and the photographic exhibition "Who investigates plants?"

September 17, 2021

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CRAG project to develop compounds to protect crops against high temperatures to be supported by ”la Caixa” Foundation
Proyecto del CRAG para proteger cultivos frente a altas temperaturas recibe una ayuda CaixaResearch Validate

September 15, 2021

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CRAG participates in the EU H2020 project VIRTIGATION to tackle viral diseases in tomato and cucurbits
El proyecto VIRTIGATION, financiado con fondos europeos, aborda las enfermedades víricas en tomates y cucurbitáceas
El projecte VIRTIGATION, finançat per la Unió Europea, combat les malalties víriques en tomàquet i cucurbitàcies

July 5, 2021

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A specific protein complex from plant stem cells regulates their division and response to stress
Un circuit de proteïnes específiques de les cèllules mare de les plantes en regula la divisió i l’adaptació a l’estrès
Un circuito de proteínas específicas de las células madrede las plantas regula su división y adaptación al estrés

June 23, 2021

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An algorithm to measure fruit morphology - CRAG team developes a novel automatized pipeline for comprehensive phenomic analysis of fruit morphology traits to increase plant breeding efficiency in a fast and economical way
Un algoritmo para medir la morfología de la fruta
Un algoritme per mesurar la morfologia de la fruita

June 3, 2021

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Front Range Biosciences announces international technology licensing Agreement with The Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) in Barcelona, Spain

April 15, 2021

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María Coca, CSIC researcher at CRAG, passes away - Expert in the study of plant defence responses, she was lately leading projects to produce antimicrobial peptides in plants

February 15, 2021

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Talks by female researchers to break gender stereotypes - CRAG researchers participate in the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th.

December 1, 2020

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CRAG research team discovers a new strategy to achieve plants more tolerant to salinity
Descoberta una nova estratègia que permet aconseguir plantes més tolerants a la salinitat
Descubierta una nueva estrategia para lograr plantas más tolerantes a la salinidad