DROPS
Drought-tolerant yielding plants
| Coordinatore | INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue De L'Universite 147 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | France [FR] |
| Totale costo | 9˙720˙024 € |
| EC contributo | 5˙999˙866 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2009-3 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-IP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-07-01 - 2015-12-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue De L'Universite 147 contact info |
FR (PARIS CEDEX 07) | coordinator | 1˙714˙495.67 |
| 2 |
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Organization address
address: Via Zamboni 33 contact info |
IT (BOLOGNA) | participant | 686˙910.00 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Organization address
address: Place De L'Universite 1 contact info |
BE (LOUVAIN LA NEUVE) | participant | 635˙334.80 |
| 4 |
MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Organization address
address: Hofgartenstrasse 8 contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 625˙696.20 |
| 5 |
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: BAILRIGG contact info |
UK (LANCASTER) | participant | 474˙800.25 |
| 6 |
INRA TRANSFERT S.A.
Organization address
address: RUE DU DOCTEUR FINLAY 28 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 423˙925.00 |
| 7 |
Sabanci University
Organization address
address: Orhanli Tuzla contact info |
TR (ISTANBUL) | participant | 346˙424.00 |
| 8 |
MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA AGRARTUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT
Organization address
address: BRUNSZVIK STREET 2 contact info |
HU (MARTONVASAR) | participant | 315˙404.98 |
| 9 |
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | participant | 250˙462.50 |
| 10 |
BIOGEMMA
Organization address
address: Rue E. Colonne 1 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 188˙719.60 |
| 11 |
SYNGENTA SEEDS SAS
Organization address
address: CHEMIN DE L HOBIT 12 contact info |
FR (SAINT SAUVEUR) | participant | 168˙000.00 |
| 12 |
KWS SAAT AG
Organization address
address: Grimsehlstrasse 31 contact info |
DE (EINBECK) | participant | 123˙791.80 |
| 13 |
RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN
Organization address
address: Templergraben 55 contact info |
DE (AACHEN) | participant | 45˙901.20 |
| 14 |
"Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc."
Organization address
address: NW 62nd Avenue 7100 contact info |
US (Johnston) | participant | 0.00 |
| 15 |
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Organization address
address: Brunszvik 2 contact info |
HU (MARTONVASAR) | participant | 0.00 |
| 16 |
Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics Pty Ltd
Organization address
address: Hartley Grove contact info |
AU (Urrbrae) | participant | 0.00 |
| 17 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Organization address
address: ST LUCIA contact info |
AU (BRISBANE) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'DROPS will develop novel methods and strategies aimed at yield maintenance under fluctuating water deficit and at enhanced plant water-use efficiency. We deal with high genotype x environment interaction in the field (any trait can have positive, negative or no effect depending on drought scenarios) with an approach combining Physiology, Genetics, field testing and Ecophysiological modelling. The project targets four traits : seed abortion, vegetative growth maintenance, root system architecture and transpiration efficiency. It deals with maize and durum wheat, plus bread wheat and sorghum for specific tasks. DROPS will: - Develop new screens for identifying drought tolerant genotypes, from phenotyping platforms to the field with indicators which are (i) stable characteristics of genotypes with high heritability in phenotyping platforms (ii) based on novel knowledge (e.g. combinations of metabolite concentrations, sensitivity parameters of models or hormonal balances) (iii) genetically related to target traits and able to predict genotype performance in the field via simulation and/or statistical models. - Explore the natural variation of the four target traits by (i) linking the target traits to physiological pathways, genes or genomic regions (ii) assessing the effects of a large allelic diversity for the four target traits via association genetics. - Support crop improvement strategies by developing methods for estimating the comparative advantages of relevant alleles and traits in fields with contrasting drought scenarios. This will be performed via field experiments and by developing a new generation of crop model able to estimate the effects of alleles on crop growth, yield and water-use efficiency Results and methods will be diffused (i) to breeders via the participation of seed companies and a partnership with a breeder association, (ii) to scientists and students via academic publications, and via practical courses and virtual courses in its website.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An international research project is collecting genetic data associated with environmental stress in crop plants to help breeders create stronger cultivars.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Climate change scenarios predict that crops will be at increased risk in the years to come, due to drought and high temperatures. There is an urgent need for new cultivars and strategies to mitigate this threat to global food security.
The 'Drought-tolerant yielding plants' (http://www.drops-project.eu/ (DROPS)) project is developing new approaches to enhance water-use efficiency and improve yield in plants experiencing drought conditions. Researchers modelled plant performance in a range of environmental scenarios based on current and future climates. Project partners used maize, durum wheat and bread wheat to investigate four traits: seed abortion rate, vegetative growth maintenance, root system architecture and transpiration efficiency.
The natural variation of the four traits was explored in order to identify the regions in the genome that control them under a range of drought conditions and temperatures. For that, panels of genotypes with wide genetic origins have been analysed in novel phenotyping platforms for detailed characterization of target traits, and in tens of fields over Europe with contrasting scenarios of drought and temperatures. Consistent regions of the genome have been identified that significantly improve plant performance under naturally-occurring stressing conditions. The relevance of the involved 'versions of genes' (alleles) is tested in hundreds of climatic scenarios via crop modelling. This allows identification of combination of alleles associated with better yields and water use efficiency in different regions of Europe, in current and future climate scenarios.
Finally, a major output of DROPS is a comprehensive database of phenotypic data associated with genomic information, usable to the broader scientific community together with new phenotyping, modelling and statistical tools.
This work provides scientists and plant breeders with improved knowledge and tools to enhance crop plant water-use efficiency. It will help support crop improvement strategies through developing cultivars better able to withstand unfavourable climatic scenarios.