Objective The EU faces the challenge of improving the genetic diversity in European agriculture to enable it to respond to the demands of the next century. There is a wealth of genetic resources in European gene banks and the main obstacle to exploiting this biodiversity to the benefit of European agriculture is the difficulty in identifying and extracting useful genes from the huge background of non-useful genetic information. The TEGERM project will address this problem by developing and deploying a new kind of high throughput: molecular marker system based upon a class of naturally occurring transposable genetic elements called retrotransposons. This technology will be used to characterise in detail the genetic diversity of several complete major EC and international germplasm collections for pea, barley, tomato and pepper. Lastly, the Project will test the ability of the new marker system to speed up the extraction of useful genetic characters from the germplasm collections into breeding materials. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE EU contribution No data Address MSI/WTB Complex Dow Street DD1 4HN DUNDEE United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC ANALYTICS France EU contribution No data Address Rue Pierre Adolphe Bobierre Site de la Geraudiere 44323 NANTES See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Route de Saint-Cyr RD10 78026 VERSAILLES See on map Total cost No data JOHN INNES CENTRE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane NR4 7UH Norwich See on map Total cost No data RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V . Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Burg. Crezeelaan 40 2678 ZG DE LIER See on map Total cost No data SAATEN - UNION RESISTENZLABOR GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Hovedisser Srasse 92 33818 LEOPOLDSHOEHE See on map Total cost No data SVS HOLLAND B.V. Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Westeinde 161 1601 BM ENKHUIZEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Finland EU contribution No data Address 9,Viikinkaari 9 Biocentre 1A 00014 Helsinki See on map Total cost No data
