D3.5 – Seeds or plant material of advance breeding material to be used in WP4

Based on the performance of different crops in previous projects we have selected a set of varieties for testing in WP4 of lignocellulosic crops and oil crops for different locations in Europe:

1. Miscanthus: new experimental miscanthus hybrids developed by Wageningen University (WU) have been made available for the MAGIC consortium. University of Hohenheim (UHOH) have established field trials in 2018 and INRA is planning field trials for 2019/2020
2. Hemp: varieties of hemp with good fibre quality and high contents of CBD have been made available to the MAGIC consortium by Van Dinter Semo (VDS). UHOH set up field trials with the variety Markant in 2018. This variety was not suited for the condition in South of Italy so University of Catania (UniCat) used a better suited variety from an Italian Breeder
3. Crambe: Crambe seeds of the variety Galactica have been made available to the consortium by Wageningen Research (WR). Field trials have been set up at University of Bologna (UniBo) and CRES.
4. Camelina: Seeds of camelina have been made available to the MAGIC consortium by WR