Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR-CNR)

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Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources

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IBBR/CNR: Biology & Agriculture

Basic research on the biology of model species and organisms of agricultural and natural interests

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IBBR/CNR: Bioresources & Sustainability

Conservation, management, sustainable use and evolution of natural, agricultural and forest bioresources

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IBBR/CNR: Biotechnology & Production

Improvement of species and production in agri-food, forestry and industry by biotechnological and genetic tools

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IBBR/CNR: Biomolecule Engineering

Characterization and engineering of biomolecules and biotechnologies for agriculture, industry and analysis

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IBBR/CNR: Nutraceutic & Human Health

Nutraceutics, functional food and genomic variability and their role for human health and disease prevention.

IBBR Highlights

MGD: Mediterranean Germplasm Database

The Mediterranean Germplasm Database is the reference database for the agro-food plant germplasm collection stored at the IBBR/CNR in Bari, Italy. The collection contains some 59,000 accessions belonging to more than 100 genera and over 700 species. Over 13,000 samples have been directly collected by exploration teams of the IBBR, while others have been acquired from other Institutions through exchange activities.

IBBR Webinars

Starting from Oct 21, 2020, on-line open webinars given by IBBR researchers and other collegues are scheduled every two weeks. Visit the calendar 2022/2023 to check the full list of scheduled webinars.

IBBR Bioresources / Research Collections

IBBR maintains several important in vivo and ex-situ research collections of hundreds of different organisms (crop species, crop wild relatives, forest and fruit trees, bacteria, fungi, nematoda, etc.) with the aim of studying and preserving their functional biodiversity, and assessing their response to biotic and abiotic environmental factors. IBBR collections are part of the national network of biological research collections "BioMemory" (CNR/DiSBA) and are being indexed by the European Research Infrastructure "DiSSCo" (Distributed System of Scientific Collections).

Climate-DT (Downscaling Tool)

Climate-DT is a geo-web service aimed at downscaling a number of climatic variables and indexes from multiple climatic scenarios on a 5km grid using the UKCP18 datasets (1900-2098). The system combines a bilinear interpolation of climatic data and a dynamic lapse rate adjustment to implement scale-free queries over Europe.

FABER^®: p-Friendly Allergy nano-BEad aRray

FABER is a multiplex nanotechnology-based allergy diagnostic test. It is produced by the CNR-IBBR in collaboration with the Associated Centers for Molecular Allergology (CAAM) and Allergy Data Laboratories S.r.l. (ADL) which develops and maintains the Allergome platform. ADL and CNR are the owners of the FABER brand.

TuberID: The Tuber Identification Database

TuberID is designed to provide a centralized resource for identifying Tuber species. The goal is to collect and organize comprehensive information on truffles, with a special focus on species of high commercial importance. The database includes morphological data on truffles and their associated ectomycorrhizae, as well as molecular identification methods.

Download the IBBR Brochure

The IBBR brochure can be freely downloaded in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader - 1.0 MB). The brochure summarizes the main activities, facilities, and research initiatives of the institute, which are illustrated by colorful pictures taken from the research activities carried out at the IBBR.

IBBR News

EGU 2026 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Vienna , Austria e online |3-8 maggio 2026

EGU 2026 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Vienna , Austria e online |3-8 maggio 2026. Advances in Nutrient Management Strategies for Soil and Water Conservation Convener: Francisco Garcia Sanchez Co-conveners: Fatma Wassar, Imen Ayedi, Souad El Hajjaji, Anna Tedeschi

AgriTech Next - Sesto Fiorentino (FI), 19-20 Nov 2025

AgriTech Next - Coltiviamo Innovazione e Prospettive Future nel CNR Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Area della Ricerca CNR, 19-20 Novembre 2025 Comitato Organizzatore: Raffaella Maria Balestrini, Catia Boggi, Valentina Lazazzara, Francesca Martelli, Cristina...

Le Biotecnologie al servizio della salute, dell’agricoltura e dell’ambiente - 3 ottobre 2025

EUROPEAN BIOTECH WEEK Le Biotecnologie al servizio della salute, dell’agricoltura e dell’ambiente 3 ottobre 2025 - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse - Sede di NapoliVia Pietro Castellino, 111 Napoli Giuseppina Zampi - C. elegans: Nature’s...

TeleNitro: ridurre i concimi azotati per un’agricoltura più sostenibile

Il 05 dicembre 2024 su è stato pubblicato il seguente articolo: TeleNitro: ridurre i concimi azotati per un’agricoltura più sostenibile

TeleNitro: ridurre i concimi azotati per un’agricoltura più sostenibile

Il 05 dicembre 2024 su è stato pubblicato il seguente articolo: TeleNitro: ridurre i concimi azotati per un’agricoltura più sostenibile

Workshop Agritech Spoke 1, Agri-Genomics and Climate Change, 6 Dicembre 2024, Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 Roma, Sala Marconi

International workshop - New techniques for plant breeding

Organized by the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (ASAS) of Romania, in collaboration with CREA (Center for Vegetable and Ornamental Plants) and CNR (Institute of Biosciences and BioResources) from Italy. November 26, 2024, 10:00 AM (EET), Bucharest

Attività di Divulgazione scientifica CNR: Ciclo di Seminari 2024/25

I seminari del CNR 2024/2025 - Area della Ricerca CNR di FirenzeVia Madonna del Piano, 10 - Sesto Fiorentino (FI) Incontri con la ricerca Il ciclo "INCONTRI con la ricerca" è un’iniziativa del Gruppo di Lavoro Divulgazione Scientifica (GLDS)...

NOTTE EUROPEA DELLE RICERCATRICI E DEI RICERCATORI 2024

NOTTE EUROPEA DELLE RICERCATRICI E DEI RICERCATORI 2024Reggia di Portici, Piazza Carlo di Borbone 1 - Portici Venerdì 27 e Sabato 28 settembre

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IBBR Webinars / Bacteria-mediated Enhanced Natural Attenuation of hexavalent chromium pollution in groundwater

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IBBR Webinars / A One-Health perspective to tackle antibiotic resistance spread and impact in agri-food ecosystems

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IBBR Webinars / Spatiotemporal genetic structure and population demographic history of Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and its relationship with recolonization of beech-oak forest in Japan

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IBBR Webinars / Dynamics and mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas9 through the lens of computational methods

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IBBR Webinars / Scent of a symbiont: the personalized genetic relationships of rhizobium-plant interaction

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IBBR Webinars / Endobacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, plants: a symbiotic hub

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IBBR Webinars / Conventional and unconventional approaches to edit higher plant genomes

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Progetto "Lucan Cereals" - Gruppo Operativo "Cerealia"

More(Dec 12, 2022)

IBBR Webinars / Biocontrol of Halyomorpha halys in Italy: overview and current state

More(Dec 07, 2022)