ADER 6.1.6 Evaluation of the vegetable germplasm collection for resistance to biotic stress factors, intended for open-field cultivation, and the introduction into cultivation of new genotypes: broad bean – Vicia faba, pea – Pisum sativum, Jerusalem artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus, lentil – Lens culinaris.

Developing and optimising the germplasm bases for the vegetable species under study, by identifying, selecting and evaluating genotypes with superior characteristics such as resistance to pests and diseases, and by registering new high-performing varieties adapted to biotic and abiotic stress conditions, with a view to their large-scale uptake in cultivation.