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Genomics for triticeae improvement (TRITICEAEGENOME)
Project
Project code: 212019
Contract period: 01.06.2008
- 31.05.2012
Budget: 5,300,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Basic research
For many years the size and complexity of the wheat, barley and rye genomes have hampered the development of genomics and its application to produce Triticeae crops with improved composition and characteristics. Recently, however, new and more efficient scientific capabilities and resources have been developed that allows robust genomic programs to be established for the Triticeae.
TriticeaeGenome is designed to achieve significant progresses in Triticeae genomics and support efficient breeding of improved varieties for the European agriculture by:
- Constructing and anchoring physical maps from the wheat and barley group 1 and 3 chromosomes that carry a large number of important agronomic traits (e.g. disease resistance, yield and quality)
- Isolating genes and QTLs underlying disease resistance, yield and quality traits in wheat and barley
- Identifying and exploiting new alleles for the isolated genes through the use of natural and mutant populations as well as wild germplasm
- Supporting the development of new varieties that meet farmer and consumer needs through molecular breeding
- Developing new bioinformatic tools to structure, relate and comprehensively analyse the large scale genomics data gathered within the project
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Breeding
- Biotechnology
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Participating institutions
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, GmbH German Research Center for Environmental Health (GSF)
- University of Zurich (UZH)
- John Innes Centre (JIC)
- KWS Lochow GmbH
- Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie (DIPSA)
