Objective ROOTOPOWER aims to develop a multidisciplinary suite of new tools targeted to the root system to enhance agronomic stability and sustainability of dicotyledonous crops under multiple and combined abiotic stresses: salinity, water stress, soil compaction and low fertilizer (N, P, K) input. Central to our approach is the use of tomato as a model species since it can be very easily grafted (usual commercial practise). This surgical technique allows precise assessment of the effect of altering root traits on crop performance independently of any shoot traits, since the scion (shoot) is constant. This project will analyze and exploit the natural genetic variability existing in a recombinant inbred line population (RIL) from a cross between Solanum lycopersicum and S. pimpinellifolium and other selected mutants and functional lines (used as rootstocks) for their performance under multiple abiotic stresses and for their biotic interaction with natural soil microorganisms (mycorrhiza and rhizobacteria). The key research challenges are: (i) to identify stress-resistant root systems and rhizosphere microorganisms (and their synergisms) for enhanced resistance to individual and combined abiotic stresses; and (ii) to understanding the underlying genetic and physiological mechanisms, which are potentially fundamental to all crops, and readily exploited in dicotyledonous crops. This project will first identify genetic variation and quantitative trait loci (QTL) that allow tomato roots to confer crop resistance to a range of abiotic stresses, alone or in association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and/or plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). This approach will establish the physiological and signalling processes conferred by key QTLs, and identify candidates for the causative genes by obtaining near isogenic lines (NILs) for selected QTLs. The validity of the knowledge generated will be confirmed in tomato and other species within the timeframe of the project. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycologyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2011.1.2-05 - Root signalling, growth and development under abiotic stress conditions Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2011-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Address Calle serrano 117 28006 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Guillermo Sanjuanbenito (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Belgium EU contribution € 436 880,00 Address Place de l universite 1 1348 Louvain la neuve See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. Brabant Wallon Arr. Nivelles Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Cécile Sibille (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK United Kingdom EU contribution € 22 822,40 Address Kirby corner road - university house CV4 8UW Coventry See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Coventry Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sue Partridge (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER United Kingdom EU contribution € 299 682,80 Address Bailrigg LA1 4YW Lancaster See on map Region North West (England) Lancashire Lancaster and Wyre Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Helen Boulton (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS Spain EU contribution € 220 092,00 Address Carretera de moncada km 10.7 46113 Moncada valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Other Administrative Contact Tomas Solano (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF CUKUROVA Türkiye EU contribution € 173 600,00 Address . 01330 Adana See on map Region Akdeniz Adana Adana Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nesrin Gucluer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution € 166 060,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Leny Versteeg-Brouwer Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SAT N 9895 AGRICOLA PERICHAN SCP Spain EU contribution € 76 200,00 Address Camino real - canada de gallego 1 30876 Mazarron See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Santiago Rodriguez De Medina (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIGENIA SEMILLAS SL Spain EU contribution € 180 000,00 Address Avenida trece de octubre 107 30710 Los alcazares See on map Region Sur Región de Murcia Murcia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ginés Arnau (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data AGROCARE NIEUWE DWARSWEG 1 BV Netherlands EU contribution € 47 880,00 Address Honderdland 433 2676 LV Maasdijk See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Martijn Roobol (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INOQ GMBH Germany EU contribution € 107 089,60 Address Solkau 2 29465 Schnega See on map Region Niedersachsen Lüneburg Lüchow-Dannenberg Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Carolin Schneider (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ DE ELCHE Spain EU contribution € 59 999,99 Address Avenida de la universidad s-n 03202 Elche See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Alicante/Alacant Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rafael Gandia Balaguer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 287 242,21 Address College road MK43 0AL Cranfield - bedfordshire See on map Region East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Central Bedfordshire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martin Ellis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
