Integrated approach for increasing breeding efficiency in fruit tree crops

Project Information

FRUIT BREEDOMICS

Grant agreement ID: 265582

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2011

End date 31 August 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Total cost € 10 246 243,80

EU contribution € 5 999 296,00

Coordinated by

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT
France

Objective

Fruit Breedomics has as its strategic goal to improve the efficiency of fruit breeding by bridging the gap between scientific genetics research and application in breeding. Fruit Breedomics takes a multidisciplinary approach, including genetics, genomics, ecophysiology and bioinformatics, to improve the efficiency apple and peach breeding programmes by: i) developing new and adapted tools, ii) studying a wide range of traits to enlarge the coverage of selection criteria, iii) analysing and exploiting the wide genetic diversity available, iv) making the research outputs (valuable traits, genetic markers and genes, innovative tools and methodologies, new plant material) directly applicable for the breeders, v) establishing a stakeholder network. Fruit Breedomics will provide the European fruit tree sector with cutting-edge breeding tools to improve selection efficiency as well as superior pre-breeding material to meet grower and consumer demands for healthy cultivars of high quality that can be grown in sustainable agriculture systems in the context of climate change. The project will develop tailored molecular and bioinformatics tools to extensively exploit the diversity present in European germplasm collections and breeding populations. This will lead to the selection of desired favourable genes needed for improvement of main horticultural traits. The collected data will provide precious genetic information on the pool of genitors and founders to be used in future breeding programmes. The project will focus primarily on apple and peach, two major fruits in Europe, but many tools and much knowledge gained will also be of benefit to other species of the Rosaceae family via the strong ancestral relatedness among these species.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › sustainable agriculture
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › fruit growing
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• KBBE.2010.1.1-01 - Genetic and genomic tools to increase the breeding efficiency in fruit trees - Call: FP7-KBBE-2010-4

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2010-4
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT

• EU contribution: € 1 326 701,40
• Address: 147 RUE DE L'UNIVERSITE ; 75007 Paris ; France
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Emilie Briand-Dubreuil (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (25)

THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION OF ISRAEL - THE VOLCANI CENTRE

Israel

• EU contribution: € 35 282,40
• Address: Derech Hamcabim 68 ; 50250 Bet Dagan
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ruth Lerer (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AGRO SELECTIONS FRUITS SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 22 119,30
• Address: LA PRADE DE MOUSSEILLOUS ; 66200 ELNE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Laurence Maillard (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

BETTER3FRUIT NV

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 16 424,40
• Address: WILLEM DE CROYLAAN 42 ; 3001 Leuven Heverlee
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Willy Dillen (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE WALLON DE RECHERCHES AGRONOMIQUES

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 109 285,20
• Address: RUE DE LIROUX 9 ; 5030 Gembloux
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Namur › Arr. Namur
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Yves Schenkel (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 131 477,80
• Address: via della navicella 2-4 ; 00184 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Guido Cipriani (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

NERI DANIELE

Italy

• EU contribution: € 31 372,40
• Address: VIA SACRAMORA 15 ; 48018 FAENZA RAVENNA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Daniele Neri (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 80 515,20
• Address: Raemistrasse 101 ; 8092 Zuerich
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Cesare Gessler (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

EIDGENOESSISCHES DEPARTEMENT FUER WIRTSCHAFT, BILDUNG UND FORSCHUNG

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 391 420,00
• Address: Bundeshaus Ost ; 3003 Bern
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Bern / Berne
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Andrea Patocchi (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH

Italy

• EU contribution: € 546 777,50
• Address: VIA EDMONDO MACH 1 ; 38098 San Michele All'Adige
• Region: Nord-Est › Provincia Autonoma di Trento › Trento
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Roberto Viola (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INRAE TRANSFERT SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 306 789,00
• Address: 5 RUE WATT IMMEUBLE BIOPARK ; 75013 PARIS
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Bao Diep Tuong (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES

Spain

• EU contribution: € 760 738,30
• Address: CTRA C-59 KM 12 TORRE MARIMON ; 08140 Caldes De Montbui Barcelona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: De La Cuesta Jordi (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

JULIUS KUHN-INSTITUT BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR KULTURPFLANZEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 236 970,40
• Address: ERWIN-BAUR-STRASSE 27 ; 06484 Quedlinburg
• Region: Sachsen-Anhalt › Sachsen-Anhalt › Harz
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Knut Steffens (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NOVADI SARL

France

• EU contribution: € 24 938,00
• Address: JEAN BALDASSINI 23 ; 69364 LYON
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Elisa Grillet (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO S.R.L.

Italy

• EU contribution: € 232 439,20
• Address: Via Einstein - Localita Cascina Codazza ; 26900 LODI
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Lodi
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gianluca Carenzo (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

VYZKUMNY A SLECHTITELSKY USTAV OVOCNARSKY HOLOVOUSY SRO

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 36 875,25
• Address: HOLOVOUSY 129 ; 508 01 Horice
• Region: Česko › Severovýchod › Královéhradecký kraj
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Frantisek Paprstein (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

RUSTICAS DEL GUADALQUIVIR SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 26 370,30
• Address: FINCA CASABLANQUILLA (S. JOSE) 47 ; 41309 San Jose De La Rinconada
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Sevilla
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jean Clement Marcaillou (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 969 621,75
• Address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 ; 6708 PB Wageningen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Veluwe
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Erwin Jolink
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 259 796,40
• Address: Via Festa Del Perdono 7 ; 20122 Milano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Milano
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Elena Arioni (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 345 692,80
• Address: VIA ZAMBONI 33 ; 40126 Bologna
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Bologna
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Luca Corelli Grappadelli (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF READING

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 41 222,00
• Address: WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE ; RG6 6AH Reading
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Berkshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Liz Stansfield (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL INSTITUTE FOR SOIL CLIMATE AND WATER

South Africa

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BELVEDERE STREET 600 ; 0001 Pretoria
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Kenneth Richard Tobutt (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED

New Zealand

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MOUNT ALBERT ROAD 120 MOUNT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE ; 1025 Auckland
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Allan White (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Zhejiang University

China

• EU contribution: € 66 467,00
• Address: ZHE DA ROAD 38 ; 310027 HANGZHOU
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Zhongshan Gao (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: OUDE MARKT 13 ; 3000 Leuven
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Tine Heylen (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO DI SPERIMENTAZIONE LAIMBURG

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: LAIMBURG 6 ; 39051 Vadena
• Region: Nord-Est › Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen › Bolzano-Bozen
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Daniel Bedin (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data