Faba bean breeding for sustainable agriculture

Objective

To solve the chronic lack of home produced plant protein in the EU, we propose a joint European iniciative to combine the application of marker assisted selection and conventional breeding methods to develop enhanced faba bean genotypes with characteristics of importance to sustainable agriculture. Priority will be given to the combination of increased yield, digestibility, nutritional quality and resistance to major biotic and abiotic stresses, thus allowing for the production of a leguminous crop for animal feed of high value in European crop rotations of low inputs and stable yields.

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.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Address

Calle Serrano 117
Madrid
Spain

Participants (12)

AGRICTEC, RESEARCH, BREEDING AND SERVICES LTD.

Czechia

Address

16,Zemedelska 16
787 01 Sumperk

AGROVEGETAL S.A.

Spain

Address

Demetrio De Los Rios, 15
41020 Sevilla

GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITY GOETTINGEN

Germany

Address

Von-siebold-strasse 8
37075 Goettingen

GIE DES SELECTIONNEURS DE FEVEROLE

France

Address

12 Avenue George V
75008 Paris

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

France

Address

147 Rue De L'université
75341 Paris

JOEGEVA PLANT BREEDING INSTITUTE

Estonia

Address

Aamisepa, 1
48309 Estonia

NORDDEUTSCHE PFLANZENZUCHT HANS-GEORG LEMBKE KG

Germany

Address

Hohenlieth
Holtsee

SAATZUCHT GLEISDORF GMBH

Austria

Address

Am Tieberhof 33
Gleisdorf

TOFT PLANT BREEDING APS

Denmark

Address

Smedevej, 1 Hare
7870 Roslev

UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA

Spain

Address

C/ Alfonso Xiii, 13
14071 Cordoba

UNIVERSITY OF TORINO

Italy

Address

Via Giuseppe Verdi 8
10124 Torino (Turin)

UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON

United Kingdom

Address

Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton