V1k. Breeding the Future: Can Your Crops Beat the Heat? 

Door: Tamara Verhoeven, docent / onderzoeker HAS Green Academy

Werkvorm: Lab workshop

Doelgroep: docenten havo/vwo bovenbouw en TOA’s

Vakken: Bi/NLT

Step into the fast-paced race between climate change and crop innovation in this dynamic, hands-on workshop focused on the power of stress-resistant pollen. Discover how the Netherlands-based institute CROPXR is leading the charge toward heat-resilient crops through cutting-edge smart breeding.

CROPXR combines the best of plant biology, agricultural sciences, and genetic breeding with next-level AI and computational modeling to create crops that can thrive under extreme conditions—while reducing the need for harmful farming interventions.

Together with the HAS Green Academy, students and educators are working shoulder-to-shoulder with researchers to develop climate-proof crops and secure the future of our global food supply.

In this practical workshop, you’ll dive into the heart of the CROPXR story:

• What is CROPXR, and who is behind it?
• How can pollen quality make or break tomato production in temperatures soaring above 40°C?
• How do we measure pollen stress-resistance, and how is this data used to breed the crops of tomorrow?

Get an exclusive lab tour, learn real-world techniques, and roll up your sleeves in an interactive breeding session guided by the Core Team Tomato.

Are you ready to grow the future and breed tomatoes that thrive in the heat? 
Will you help us beat climate change—one pollen grain at a time?