Optimising nutritional quality of crops

Objective

The major limiting essential amino acids in crops are lysine and motioning. The amount of these amino acids determines the nutritional quality of a crop as food or feed raw material. This project proposal aims at improving the composition of free and protein bound amino acids in maize and potato as major European crops. Results obtained with these crops are easily transferable to other crops. The results of this project will influence positively breeding strategies targeted at this high quality output trait, namely improvement of nutritional quality. To this end renowned European academic and commercial research laboratories have formed a consortium to synergistically combine their research activities and devise new tools and strategies. Specific consideration is being given to safety aspects and consumer acceptance.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-3. - Key action The "Cell factory"

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Address

Am Muehlenberg 1
14424 Gross Glienicke Potsdam
Germany

Participants (9)

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Hungary

Address

2100 Godollo

BIOGEMMA

France

Address

Rue E. Colonne 1
Paris

BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE - HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Hungary

Address

Temesvari Krt 62
6726 Szeged

INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Poland

Address

36,Pawinskiego 5A
02-106 Warszawa

ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

West Common
AL5 2JQ Harpenden

UNIVERSITY OF BERNE

Switzerland

Address

Altenbergrain 21
3012 Bern

UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW

Poland

Address

Pl. Uniwersytecki 1
50 137 Wroclaw

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

Belgium

Address

65,Paardenstraat 65
1640 Rhode-st-genese

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Israel

Address

Herzl Street 2
76100 Rehovot