Metabolites Inducers of Cross-tolerance to Biotic Stress

Project description

Changes in metabolites due to abiotic stress help fight plant pathogens

Plant pathogens pose a major threat to crops. Although certain abiotic stressors can provide resilience to subsequent pathogen infection, the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are poorly understood. The EU-funded MICROBIS project will address this knowledge gap by identifying changes in metabolites that enhance plant tolerance to pathogens following periods of abiotic stress. MICROBIS will cultivate the model organism Arabidopsis and expose it to water and temperature stress followed by a pathogen and then measure and analyse metabolome changes. Finally, artificial intelligence algorithms will be applied to select species of agronomic interest that metabolically respond to sequential stress as Arabidopsis does. The results will help to develop new strategies to ensure food security under current climate change conditions.

Fields of science

• immunology
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence
• nutrition
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

CENTRE DE RECERCA EN AGRIGENOMICA CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB

Net EU contribution

€ 172 932,48

Address

Parc De Recerca De L Uab Campus Uab Edifici Crag Bellaterra
08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
Spain

Activity type

Other

Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00

Region

Este › Cataluña › Barcelona