Descripción del proyecto
Evaluación de portainjertos de olivo para maximizar la productividad de los cultivos
El olivo es la planta frutal que más se cultiva en el mundo. Con más de seis mil años de antigüedad, el cultivo de olivos sigue creciendo hoy en día en el lugar que lo vio nacer, la región del Mediterráneo, donde se ubican los diez países de mayor producción. A fin de salvaguardar la producción, los expertos investigan cómo se adaptan los olivos a condiciones medioambientales, como la escasez de agua y otros factores estresantes relacionados con el cambio climático. El proyecto FROOTS, financiado con fondos europeos, se basará en el uso de portainjertos para superar algunos de estos factores. Más concretamente, un enfoque multidisciplinar —que aúna la multiplicación de las plantas, los bancos de germoplasma, la genética y la estadística— permitirá desarrollar unas metodologías de fenotipado e injerto precisas y rápidas para la selección temprana de nuevos portainjertos de olivo. El objetivo es acelerar el proceso de mejora genética de los portainjertos en los olivos.
Objetivo
Adaptation to environmental conditions is key to maximise crop productivity under limited water and other stresses related to climate impacts. Combining stress resistance with desired agronomic characteristics through regular plant breeding in fruit trees such as olive requires a huge amount of time and resources and might not be feasible by just using the current available genetic pool. However, the use of rootstocks could overcome some of these stresses that are challenging tree crops worldwide and allow to unlock the genetic potential of wild relatives of olive. The objective of FROlive is to speed up the rootstock breeding process in olive trees by developing accurate, fast phenotyping and grafting methodologies for the early selection of new olive rootstocks, in first instance for drought resistance. This will be done by using techniques that are known to the applicant due to his background in plant breeding and disease resistance screening and analysis techniques, in collaboration with the hosting group, which has a strong track record in the study of olive germplasm resources, genetics and breeding, as well as proven ability to train students and scientists. The approach and techniques used in FROlive will allow a faster development of rootstocks resilient to new challenging environments and pests, therefore reducing the environmental impact and future proofing our olive orchards. The training will allow the applicant to be trained as a fruit tree breeder, increasing the capability in this research area. The project presents a multidisciplinary approach as it brings together plant propagation, germplasm resources, genetics and statistics. It also represents a collaboration of five different partners, the University of Córdoba, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, the University of Málaga, the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and the company Plantas Continental, S.A. opening the possibility for further collaboration between the institutions.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
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