Promoting a functional and comparative understanding of the conifer genome- implementing applied aspects for more productive and adapted forests

Project Information

PROCOGEN

Grant agreement ID: 289841

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2012

End date 31 December 2015

Funded under

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

Total cost € 7 754 578,70

EU contribution € 5 978 303,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA
Spain

Objective

In the midst of a climatic change scenario, the genetics of adaptive response in conifers becomes essential to ensure a sustainable management of genetic resources and an effective breeding. Conifers are the target of major tree breeding efforts worldwide. Advances in molecular technologies, such as next-generation DNA sequencing technologies, could have an enormous impact on the rate of progress and achievements made by tree breeding programmes. These new technologies might be used not only to improve our understanding of fundamental conifer biology, but also to address practical problems for the forest industry as well as problems related to the adaptation and management of conifer forests. In this context, ProCoGen will address genome sequencing of two keystone European conifer species. Genome re-sequencing approaches will be used to obtain two reference pine genomes. Comparative genomics and genetic diversity will be closely integrated and linked to targeted functional genomics investigations to identify genes and gene networks that efficiently help to develop or enhance applications related to forest productivity, forest stewardship in response to environmental change or conservation efforts. The development of high-throughput genotyping tools will produce an array of pre-breeding tools to be implemented in forest tree breeding programmes. ProCoGen will also develop comparative studies based on orthologous sequences, genes and markers, which will allow guiding re-sequencing initiatives and exploiting the research accumulated on each of the species under consideration to accelerate the use of genomic tools in diverse species. ProCoGen will integrate fragmented activities developed by European research groups involved in several ongoing international conifer genome initiatives and contribute to strengthening international collaboration with North American initiatives (US and Canada).

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › DNA
• social sciences › economics and business › economics › production economics › productivity
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes
• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › genomes

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• KBBE.2011.1.1-01 - Promoting conifer genomic resources

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2011-5
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA

Administrative Contact

Carmen Díaz Sala (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 456 960,00
• Address: PLAZA DE SAN DIEGO ; 28801 Alcala De Henares/Madrid ; Spain
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Participants (22)

NORSK INSTITUTT FOR SKOG OG LANDSKAP

Participation ended

Norway

Administrative Contact

Carl Gunnar Fossdal (Dr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Raveien 9 ; 1431 Ås
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA AGRARIA Y ALIMENTARIA

Spain

Administrative Contact

Miguel Angel Marcotegui (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 420 814,60
• Address: Carretera de la Coruna Km7.5 ; 28040 MADRID
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA

Spain

Administrative Contact

José Antonio Molina Ruiz (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 806 506,80
• Address: AVDA CERVANTES, NUM. 2 ; 29016 Malaga
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Málaga
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

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

France

Administrative Contact

Fabienne Schneider (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 635 561,60
• Address: 147 RUE DE L'UNIVERSITE ; 75007 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT TECHNOLOGIQUE FCBA (FORETCELLULOSE BOIS-CONSTRUCTION AMEUBLEMENT)

France

Administrative Contact

Luc Harvengt (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 354 771,75
• Address: 10 RUE DE GALILEE ; 77420 Champs Sur Marne
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Seine-et-Marne
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UMEA UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Administrative Contact

Pär Ingvarsson (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 619 744,40
• Address: UNIVERSITETOMRADET ; 901 87 Umea
• Region: Norra Sverige › Övre Norrland › Västerbottens län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

VIB VZW

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Rik Audenaert (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 503 010,00
• Address: SUZANNE TASSIERSTRAAT 1 ; 9052 ZWIJNAARDE - GENT
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen › Arr. Gent
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

BUNDESFORSCHUNGS UND AUSBILDUNGSZENTRUM FUR WALD NATURGEFAHREN UND LANDSCHAFT

Austria

Administrative Contact

Berthold Heinze (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 457 532,00
• Address: SECKENDORFF GUDENT WEG 8 ; 1131 Wien
• Region: Ostösterreich › Wien › Wien
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

OULUN YLIOPISTO

Finland

Administrative Contact

Arto Eljander (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 395 015,80
• Address: PENTTI KAITERAN KATU 1 ; 90014 Oulu
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi › Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

Administrative Contact

Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 142 793,25
• Address: PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 ; 00185 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLOGICA

Portugal

Administrative Contact

Elsa Vieira (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 197 873,40
• Address: AVENIDA DA REPUBLICA QUINTA DO MARQUES ; 2781-901 Oeiras
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Angela Noble (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 83 972,50
• Address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE ; EH8 9YL Edinburgh
• Region: Scotland › Eastern Scotland › Edinburgh
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Bert Jansen

• EU contribution: € 46 079,00
• Address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 ; 6708 PB Wageningen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Veluwe
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

NIBIO - NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BIOOKONOMI

Norway

Administrative Contact

Carl Gunnar Fossdal (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 143 568,00
• Address: HOEGSKOLEVEIEN 7 ; 1430 Aas
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Viken
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION

Spain

Administrative Contact

Guadalupe Moreno (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 137 505,00
• Address: CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 ; 08034 Barcelona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Stephen John Lee (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 164 495,00
• Address: ALICE HOLT LODGE ; GU10 4LH Farnham
• Region: South East (England) › Hampshire and Isle of Wight › Central Hampshire
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE LAVAL

Canada

Administrative Contact

Christian Pellerin (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ALLEE DES BIBLIOTHEQUES 2345 ; G1V 0A6 Quebec
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Canada

Administrative Contact

Kermit Ritland (Prof.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AGRONOMY ROAD 102-6190 ; V6T1Z1 Vancouver
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACIO CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA

Spain

Administrative Contact

Joan Conangla (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 48 600,00
• Address: CARRER DOCTOR AIGUADER 88 ; 08003 Barcelona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET

Sweden

Administrative Contact

Sara Von Arnold (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 209 947,20
• Address: ALMAS ALLE 8 ; 750 07 Uppsala
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Uppsala län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA

Spain

Administrative Contact

Angeles Sanchis (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 33 388,40
• Address: AVENIDA BLASCO IBANEZ 13 ; 46010 Valencia
• Region: Este › Comunitat Valenciana › Valencia/València
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Bert Jansen

• EU contribution: € 120 164,30
• Address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 ; 6708 PB Wageningen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Veluwe
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data