PROPOSAL:
ICA4-2000-30017
ACRONYM
MAIZE FOR ACID SOILS
AREA:
FP5 - INCO2, 5/ unknown KeyAction
Call number / date:
-
PROJECT TYPE:
Shared Cost
EU CONTRIBUTION:
892,740
STARTING DATE:
2000-11-01
DURATION:
36 months
Coordinator: Prof.dr. W. Horst, Universitaet Hannover, -, Welfengarten 1 B, DE -30167, Hannover, Germany, Email: horst@mbox.pflern.uni-hannover.de
Project Description:
Al toxicity and low P availability are main limiting factors restraining maize production onacis soils in ACP and LAM countries. Although progress has been made in developing acid soils-resistant maize cultivars using conventional breeding, the pace of this progress might be too slow to meet the growing need for maize. Our knowledge of the mechanism of Al resistance and P efficiency and their molecular basis in maize did not have much impact on breeding strategies. This is due to the lack of integration of the physiological and molecular knowledge into practical breeding and crop management. The proposed project attempts to bridge the existing gap between disciplines and combine the different strengths of internationally recognised experts thus leading to a breakthrough not only in the understanding of the adaptation of maize to acid soils and in it' s enhancement, but also to the development of sustainable maize cropping-systems.
Project URL: http://www.maizeforacidsoils.uni-hannover.de/frame.htm
Consortium:
Co-ordinator:
Contact Person: Wishwill, Hans-Georg
Organisation: Universitaet Hannover
Welfengarten 1 B
30167 HANNOVER
GERMANY
Tel: +49-511-7622203
hans-georg.wishwill@verwaltung.uni-hanno
Participants
Contact Person: POINSARD, Jean-Pierre (Mr)
Organisation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
147 rue de l'Université
75341 Paris
FRANCE
Contact Person: NOMBELA, Cesar (Professor)
Department: DEPARTAMENTO DE GENETICA MOLECULAR
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Organisation: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
18 Jordi Girona 18
08034 BARCELONA
SPAIN
Contact Person: SOLA I FERRANDO, Carles (Dr)
Department: DEPARTAMENT DE BIOLOGIA ANIMAL, BIOLOGIA VEGETAL I ECOLOGIA - FACULTAT DE CIENCES
Organisation: Autonomous University of Barcelona
08193 BELLATERRA
SPAIN
Contact Person: DOLLE, Vincent (Mr)
Department: DEPARTEMENT AMELIORATION DES METHODES POUR L'INNOVATION SCIENTIFIQUE - AMIS
Organisation: Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement - CIRAD
Avenue Agropolis
BP 5035
34032 MONTPELLIER
FRANCE
Contact Person: MENEZES, Eliermes Arraes (Professor)
Department: CENTRO DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR E ENGHENARIA GENETICA
Organisation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Marechal Candido Rondon, s/n
13083-970 CAMPINAS
BRAZIL
Contact Person: PORTUGAL, Alberto Duque (Dr)
Organisation: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria
Avenida Julio Soares de Arruda 803 Parque Sao Quirino
13085 CEP Campinas SP
BRAZIL
Contact Person: URIBE, Alvaro (Dr)
Department: PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE RECURSOS BIOFISICOS
Organisation: Corporacion Colombiana de Investigation Agropecuaria
Carretera a Mosquera, Km 14
COLOMBIA
Contact Person: AYUK TAKEM, Assam Jacob (Dr)
Organisation: Institute of Agricultural research for Development
Ngaoundere
CAMEROON
Contact Person: PAREDES LOPEZ, Octavio (Dr)
Department: UNIDAD DE BIOTECNOLOGIA VEGETAL
Organisation: Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
Km 9.6 libramiento carretero Irapuato-Leon
36500 IRAPUATO
MEXICO
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