Resistant wild potatoes as source for novel genes mediating resistance against fungal, viral and nematode diseases

PROPOSAL: ICA4-2000-30008 ACRONYM POTATO RESISTANCE GENES
AREA: FP5 - INCO2, 5/ unknown KeyAction Call number / date: -
PROJECT TYPE: Shared Cost EU CONTRIBUTION: 795,921
STARTING DATE: 2000-11-01 DURATION: 36 months

Coordinator: Dr. G. Jach, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Erwin Baur Institut, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, DE -50829, Köln, Germany, Email: jach@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de

Project Description:
Improving the resistance of crops to diseases caused by viruses, fungi and nematodes is a major priority of agriculture. Current protection strategies based on extensive use of chemicals are considered untenable for sustainable agriculture due to negative impacts on the environment. Genetic engineering proved to be able to successfully overcome these problems by improving natural resistance of plants. However, the achieved protection levels are not yet sufficient for commercial use of the plants. Improvements are possible by using proteins with higher anti-viral, anti-fungal and or nematicidal potential. Therefore, the project aims at the investigation of resistant wild Solanum species and at the identification of novel resistance mediating proteins and genes, useful to create resistant transgenic crop plants.

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Consortium:
Co-ordinator: Contact Person: Jach, Guido Dr. Department: Institut Fuer Zuechtungsforschung (Erwin Baur Institut) Organisation: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V. Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10 50829 KOELN GERMANY Tel: +49-221-5062510 Fax: +49-221-5062513 jach@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de Participants Contact Person: ROSSETTI, Osvaldo (Dr) Department: INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA Organisation: Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria Los Reseros y Las Cabanias PO Box 77 1708 MORON ARGENTINA Contact Person: HERRERA AMIGHETTI, Carlos (Dr) Department: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER Organisation: Fundacion de la Universidad de Costa Rica para la Investigacion Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio PO Box 2060 2060 SAN PEDRO COSTA RICA Contact Person: GUERRERO, Pedro (Mr) Department: PRODUCCION Y PROTECCION VEGETAL CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y MEJORA AGRARIA - BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Organisation: Instituto Vasco de Investigacion y des arrollo agrario Granja Modelo de Arkaute S/N 01080 VITORIA (ALAVA) SPAIN


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