Obiettivo
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).
Campo scientifico
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FP7-KBBE-2011-5
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CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinatore
28801 Alcala De Henares/Madrid
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1431 Ås
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28040 MADRID
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29016 Malaga
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75007 Paris
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77420 Champs Sur Marne
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901 87 Umea
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9052 ZWIJNAARDE - GENT
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1131 Wien
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90014 Oulu
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00185 Roma
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2781-901 Oeiras
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EH8 9YL Edinburgh
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6708 PB Wageningen
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1430 Aas
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08034 Barcelona
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GU10 4LH Farnham
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G1V 0A6 Quebec
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V6T1Z1 Vancouver
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08003 Barcelona
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750 07 Uppsala
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46010 Valencia
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6708 PB Wageningen
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