Opis projektu
Uprawy regionalne konkurencyjną alternatywą dla upraw zbóż
Rosnący popyt na zboża do spożycia lub wytwarzania bioenergii prowadzi do badania wartości odżywczej upraw sierocych. Są to rośliny ważne na poziomie regionalnym, lecz nieistniejące na rynku globalnym. Miłka abisyńska to jadalna roślina uprawna znana w Etiopii ze swojej wysokiej wartości odżywczej i odporności na trudne warunki klimatyczne. Finansowany przez UE projekt SUPERTEFF ma na celu zbadanie możliwości przekształcenia miłki abisyńskiej z uprawy sierocej w konkurencyjną na globalnym rynku super-roślinę uprawną. Wyniki badań zaowocują nowym, zrównoważonym rozwiązaniem dla produkcji super-upraw, która rozwiąże problemy związane z globalnym bezpieczeństwem żywnościowym i zrównoważonym rolnictwem.
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Food security is one of the prime concerns of the world as the production is affected by increase in demand for cereal crops as food and bioenergy resources. In order to maximize productivity, one strategy is to identify and improve indigenous crops (orphan crops) which are often ignored. Orphan crops (e.g. teff, millet) possess better nutritional and adaptive traits than other cereal crops (e.g. rice, wheat). Teff, Ethiopia’s most important indigenous cereal crop is recently gaining attention among farmers and consumers over other cereals due to its natural gluten-free nature and its adaptation to tough environmental conditions. The high market price for its grains and straw make it a valuable cash crop but has received less attention on research and funding. The main objective of “SUPERTEFF” is to apply omics and gene editing strategies for the improvement of teff. The key objectives of the study are (1) characterization of disparate teff germplasm for agronomically important traits using image-based phenomics (2) to explore the nutrient diversity in teff cultivars using high-throughput metabolomics (3) metabolite-genome-wide association studies (m-GWAS) to understand the genotype to phenotype relation (4) to develop a CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing platform in teff with prime focus to lodging. The proposed study will provide a new paradigm in linking metabolic status to gene expression and will provide valid targets for CRISPR gene editing strategies in teff to convert it from an orphan crop to a super crop which will bare comparison to other established cereal crops. The outputs of this project will result in bridging the gap between orphan crops and other cereal crops in terms of sustainable yield and resilience to environmental conditions, whereby addressing the growing concerns of farmers and consumers across the globe. This project aims to strengthen the EU economy, by placing it in the fore-front of global food security and sustainable agriculture.
Dziedzina nauki
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologygenetic engineeringgene therapy
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsarithmeticsprime numbers
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedscereals
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Koordynator
SY23 3BF Aberystwyth
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