Objectif Sunflower is one of the four major sources of edible oil worldwide and in the EU. Its oil quality is relatively flexible and has been adapted to many specific uses, but extended use of sunflower oil for industrial applications requires oil qualities difficult or impossible to obtain by classical breeding approaches. Existing expertise from six participants including public research institutes and commercial plant breeders, will be combined to produce transgenic sunflower plants producing oil with novel qualities, suitable for non-food industrial applications. We propose to create genotypes producing (1) very low amounts of stearic acid and (2) medium chain fatty acids and to submit the generated genotypes to field trials. The introduction of sequences coding for 9-stearoyl (ACP) desaturase cloned from Cuphea spp, under the control of seed-specific promoters from sunflower, are expected to generate sunflowers producing the desired oil qualities. Since necessary materials and techniques are already available in a usable form today, we expect that transgenetic sunflowers can indeed be produced within the time allocated to the project. The generated material can then be introduced into established, conventional breeding programmes in order to develop commercially competitive lines. The project can thus be classified as pre-competitive applied research. In addition to the production of a new product, this project will result in an efficient, well-tested transformation protocol which can be used cost-effectively for the production of further commercially useful sunflower lines, thus reinforcing the competitivity of the EU in the world market for agriculturally produced non-food oils. Champ scientifique natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipidsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedsoilseeds Programme(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Thème(s) 111 - Conversion, diversification and extensification Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLECULAIRE DES PLANTES Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 12 RUE DE GENERAL ZIMMER 67084 STRASBOURG France Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (5) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire CSIC Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse SERRANO 28006 SEVILLA Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Ludwigstraße 23 35390 Giessen Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR ZUECHTUNGSFORSCHUNG Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse CARL-VON-LINNE-WEG 50829 KÖLN Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée RUSTICA PROGRAIN GENETIQUE France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse DOMAINE DE SANDREAU 31700 MONDONVILLE Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée SOCIETE DES MAIS EUROPEENS France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse RUE DU BOIS MUSQUETE 28300 CHAMPHOL Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
