Exploring Virtual Crops with Tom De Swaef | AFP • P1

How Crops Can Survive Without Water with Julia Engelhorn | AFP • P2

Can we engineer crops to survive extreme drought without sacrificing yield? Join Jeroen Schreel and Julia Engelhorn, a junior professor in the genomics of plant adaptation to climate change at Université de Montpellier. Julia explains how plant genes determine drought tolerance, why resilience often comes at a yield cost, and how CRISPR could rebalance that tradeoff.   This discussion is based on the BOOSTER project. Learn more: https://boosterproject.eu   Sponsored by ID Consortium and the BOOSTER Project.   Don't forget to join our monthly AFP newsletter: https://applefinchpudding.ck.page [https://applefinchpudding.ck.page/]   #droughttolerance #cropscience #CRISPR #plantgenomics #climatechange #sciencepodcast

Exploring Virtual Crops with Tom De Swaef | AFP • P1

Can we predict how plants grow or respond to stress? Join Jeroen Schreel and Tom De Swaef, a research associate at ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), as they explore how plant models are developed—and why they’re critical for the future of agriculture. From simulating root systems to forecasting plant-water dynamics, they unpack how mathematical models help scientists decode complex plant behavior and make smarter, data-driven decisions in crop science.   Thanks to ILVO for sponsoring this video! Stay curious – join the AFP newsletter: https://applefinchpudding.ck.page [https://applefinchpudding.ck.page/]   #plantmodeling #cropscience #plants #modelling #sciencepodcast