THE LOCATION AND EXPLOITATION OF GENES FOR PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN EUROPEAN GENE BANK COLLECTIONS OF HORTICULTURAL "BRASSICAS"

Objective

Two large and internationally important collections of Brassica oleracea germplasm (Centre for Genetic Resources the Netherlands (CGN), Wageningen and Vegetable Gene Bank (VGB), Wellesbourne (UK) together with new collections of 'land race' tronchuda cabbage from Portugal held by Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Lisbon, Portugal will provide the basic genetic resource for a programme of evaluation designed to locate new genes for resistance to pests and pathogens and to indicate where in the B. oleracea genepool diversity is greatest.

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 112 - Interaction between agriculture/horticulture and the environment

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Horticulture Research International

Address

Wellesbourne
CV35 9EF Warwick
United Kingdom

Participants (2)

INST. SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA

Portugal

Address

Tapada Da Ajuda
1300 Lisboa

VEGETABLE COLLECTIONS CGN

Netherlands

Address

P.o. Box 16
6700 AA Wageningen