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A COmbination of systems Biology and experimental high-throughput approaches to engIneer durable Resistance against plAnt viruses in crops – COBRA
In COBRA, we propose strategies to exploit S-genes as an alternative in breeding for viral disease resistance. Taking advantage of high-throughput technologies to better exploit the plant natural diversity associated with susceptibility genes (S-genes) and generate new resistance alleles make the di
Genes and mutants affecting virus infection in rapeseed – GAMAVIR
Viruses are among the parasites that induce the most severe damages on cultivated plants. Despite the availability of insecticides to control insect vectors and of cultivars that show resistance to specific virus strains, sustained protection of our crops against viruses can only be achieved if ap
Exploiting Genome Wide Diversity for disease resistance improvement in oilseed rape – GEWIDIS
The development of integrated pest management will more and more rely upon the identification, utilization and ultimate deployment of effective and durable host resistances to the most important pathogens through the design of new multi-resistant varieties. In oilseed rape, many efforts have aimed
Nematode Susceptibility Targets for a Durable Resistance – NESTOR
Root-knot and cyst forming nematodes are important pathogens. Nematicides were means in nematode control, but since they threatened environment and human health they were banned (EC directive 2007/619/EC). Natural plant resistance is an available and safe option, but strongly limited by the numbe
Yield enhancement in oilseed rape – SEEDS
The main objective to increase yield of OSR is addressed in 2 work packages: WP1: Increase of seed yield in OSR by GM approach. WP1 includes the analysis of transgenic lines by FUB and the cloning of new cassettes and subsequent creation/analysis of new lines with reduced expression of cytokinin-r
Application of PAMP Triggered Immunity in Crops – PATRIC
The goal of the PATRIC consortium is to promote competitive agricultural production in sustainable conditions by transnational cooperation in application-oriented plant innate immunity research. This cooperative project aims at the transfer of laboratory acquired knowledge to promote environmental