DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN APPLE CROP BY INTEGRATING DEMAND FOR HIGH QUALITY DISEASE RESISTANT VARIETIES SUITED TO REGIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH ADVANCED BREEDING METHODS

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: AIR10473

Project closed

Start date 1 January 1993

End date 31 December 1996

Funded under

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

Total cost € 4 109 400,00

EU contribution € 1 900 000,00

Coordinated by

Horticulture Research International
United Kingdom

Objective

Breeding for new varieties of apple is time-consuming and carried out in state-funded institutions. Molecular markers make it possible to shorten the time needed to develop varieties and improve breeding efficiency. Mapped markers are linked to agronomically important traits on a genetic map. This information can be exploited rapidly in modern breeding programmes directly linked to market demands. Important agronomic traits considered in this project are :
- resistance to the most important fungus diseases and pests;
- fruit quality with emphasis on market demand for taste and storage ability;
- reduction of time to fruiting, and very compact (columnar) growth type.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › fruit growing
• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › mycology

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)

• 213 - Genetics and breeding

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Horticulture Research International

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wellesbourne ; CV35 9EF Warwick ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (7)

INSTITUT FÜR GARTENBAULICHE PFLANZENZUCHTUNG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BORNKAMPSWEG 31 ; 2070 AHRENSBURG
• Total cost: No data

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Centre de Recherche d'Angers Beacouze ; 49071 Angers
• Total cost: No data

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: NAAMSESTRAAT 22 ; 3000 LEUVEN
• Total cost: No data

NAGREF

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: RAILWAY STATION 38 ; 59200 NAOUSSA
• Total cost: No data

SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH STATION FOR FRUIT GROWING VITICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 8820 WADENSWIL
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF WAGENINGEN

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: P.O. BOX 59 ; 6700 AA WAGENINGEN
• Total cost: No data

Università degli Studi di Bologna

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Filippo Re 6 ; 40126 Bologna
• Total cost: No data