Descripción del proyecto
Puesta en funcionamiento de la infraestructura de investigación EMPHASIS
El Foro Estratégico Europeo sobre Infraestructuras de Investigación (ESFRI, por sus siglas en inglés) ha identificado el fenotipado vegetal como una prioridad y, en consecuencia, ha integrado la infraestructura de investigación EMPHASIS en su hoja de ruta. Dado que la producción vegetal se encuentra en el centro de la agricultura, los sistemas alimentarios y las aplicaciones bioeconómicas, el fenotipado vegetal resulta esencial para abordar los desafíos futuros y la mayoría de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas, como la alimentación de una población en aumento y la sostenibilidad de las tierras agrícolas. El proyecto EMPHASIS-GO, financiado con fondos europeos, pondrá la infraestructura de investigación paneuropea en funcionamiento, aprovechando los logros del proyecto de preparación EMPHASIS-Prep. Sentará las bases para suministrar servicios relacionados con el fenotipado vegetal a investigadores de Europa. Además, aplicará el marco organizativo, financiero y jurídico de EMPHASIS, al tiempo que proporciona los primeros servicios a los investigadores.
Objetivo
Plant production is central in agriculture, food systems, and in bio-economy applications, which is essential to address future challenges related to growing population, climate change, scarcity of agricultural land, loss of biodiversity etc. Integrated solutions and new technologies are needed to improve plant production, based on knowledge-driven innovation to the farming sector, agricultural and seed industries. Therein, the analysis of crop performance with respect to structure, function, quality and interaction with the environment (“phenotyping”) is key for the exploitation of crop genetic diversity required for the enhancement of plant productivity and progress in plant breeding. This requires substantial and concerted action to develop and to increase the availability of phenotyping infrastructures. The European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) has thus identified “Plant Phenotyping” as a priority for the European research area and EMPHASIS has been listed on the ESFRI ROADMAP, addressing primary plant production as the key step in future European agro-food-systems and bio-economy transformation. The Preparatory Phase project (EMPHASIS-PREP, 2017-2021) paved the way towards implementation and subsequent operation. It developed a business plan and established the Interim General Assembly, as main decision-making body, comprising high-level representation from policy and science. EMPHASIS-GO will build on the successful work in the Preparatory Phase, extend the membership with partners from eleven countries fully committed to support EMPHASIS and bring EMPHASIS into operation to fully explore the potential European plant phenotyping by i) developing and deploying services, ii) implement the legal, financial and organisational framework and iii) consolidating the business plan for future operations.
Ámbito científico
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsbioeconomy
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant breeding
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinador
52428 Julich
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