Collaborative project: Sustainable maintenance of grain maize production by improving classical resistance against the European corn borer – Subproject 3 | FISA - Forschungsinformationssystem Agrar und Ernährung

Collaborative project: Sustainable maintenance of grain maize production by improving classical resistance against the European corn borer – Subproject 3

Project

Project code: 2814504810
Contract period: 01.03.2011 - 28.02.2014
Budget: 215,654 Euro
Purpose of research: Experimental development

Aim of the project was to implement resistance against the European Corn Borer (ECB; Ostrinia nubilalis Hb.) in maize. ECB is a major pest in maize and is advantaged in development and spreading over Europe by global warming. In this context resistance breeding is one of the most important strategies to reduce yield loss by ECB. The project focused on two main objectives: The genetic characterization of resistance against ECB found in locally adapted material, which combines resistance with good agronomical performance. This approach allows the direct transfer of results for developing new varieties by marker-assisted selection. In terms of sustainable resistance breeding, different genetic resources from non-adapted breeding material were tested for their use in local breeding programs. In future, different sources of resistance from adapted and non-adapted material can be combined by marker-assisted selection to improve resistance level of maize varieties coupled with good agronomic performance.

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