Objective
Background :
Drought is a crucial factor for the survival and growth of trees, especially in the
Mediterranean area of Europe. In the recent decades forest decline in several forest tree species has been attributed to recurrent drought occurence. Improved adaptation of forest trees is important both for improved growth and because of the danger of climate change (it is likely that plant communities will, in addition to enhanced temperature, have to face more severe drought conditions in the future).
The objective is : to provide the ecophysiological and genetic base for improved drought adaptation of some major European forest tree species.
Short description of the project :
The project deals with the water-use efficiency and drought tolerance in maritime pine, Scots pine, Eucalyptus and Chestnut. A new method using the carbon isotope
discrimination is used to analyse the inter-and intra specific variation, the molecular and physiological bases of water-use efficiency ("Delta"), growth and drought tolerance. Quantitative genetic parameters such as juvenile-mature correlations for "Delta" will be calculated using trees from both open pollination and controlled pollination . Genetic markers and early selection criteria for effective selection will be found. The main result will be the establishment of a marker assisted selection for drought tolerance.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- social sciences sociology social issues social inequalities
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences atmospheric sciences climatology climatic changes
You need to log in or register to use this function
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Data not available
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
54280 CHAMPENOUX
France
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.