Objective OPTICHINA (Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture) aims to link the crop breeding research activities carried out by European and Chinese researchers. This Co-ordination Action build on previous and ongoing collaborative research experience of European and Chinese partners collaborating in this consortium. To date there have not been specific actions devoted to coordination of breeding research activities for better crop adaptation to abiotic stresses. Despite this European and Chinese scientists have been collaborating in a number of EC-funded research projects from 5th and 6th FP, together with other projects from specific EU member States, aimed at breeding the major grain crops for improved adaptation to abiotic stresses. OPTICHINA will focus specifically on research requirements to breeding for improved adaptation to abiotic stresses and sustainability of major herbaceous crops in both China and Europe. This require an integrative approach linking diverse disciplines and scales.This Co-ordination Action will integrate Chinese and European scientists internationally recognized as experts in different areas around crop breeding and adaptation to major abiotic stresses and avenues to raise yield potential. Coordinators and partners of different International Cooperation European projects together with Chinese researchers with high ranking of bilateral collaboration between China and Europe will actively participate.The specific aims of the OPTICHINA initiative are:To support networks of European agricultural scientists working with China.To develop an inventory of experimental resources and datasets.To ensure adoption of existing knowledge and technology and the implementation of best practices.To fund short training visits of Chinese researchers in other laboratoriesTo build links between research scientists working in molecular, genetic, bioinformatics and physiological, environmental research and the end users of their science.To build up fut Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant breeding Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2010.1.4-05 - EU-China Partnership initiative in plant breeding – Mandatory China - Call: FP7-KBBE-2010-4 Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2010-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Address Gran via de les corts catalanes 585 08007 Barcelona Spain See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Xavier Gutierrez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 165 941,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 131 263,00 Address Harpenden AL5 2JQ Herts See on map Region East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Activity type Other Administrative Contact Martin Afan John Parry (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Germany EU contribution € 71 958,00 Address Hofgartenstrasse 8 80539 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Administrative Contact Fernie Alisdair (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window JOHN INNES CENTRE United Kingdom EU contribution € 28 890,00 Address Norwich research park colney NR4 7UH Norwich See on map Region East of England East Anglia Breckland and South Norfolk Administrative Contact Mary Anderson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA Spain EU contribution € 38 253,00 Address Placa victor siurana 1 1 25003 Lleida See on map Region Este Cataluña Lleida Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Carme Gallart (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China EU contribution € 32 335,00 Address Zhongguancun south street 12 100081 Beijing See on map Administrative Contact Jiankang Wang (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY China EU contribution € 31 084,00 Address Yuanmingyuan xilu 2 haidian district 100193 Beijing See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yan Jianbing (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
