PROPOSAL:	QLG2-2001-01097	ACRONYM	NATURAL
AREA:	FP5 - QoL, 5/ Support for Research Infrastructures (14, QLRI)	Call number / date:	-
PROJECT TYPE:	Shared Cost	EU CONTRIBUTION:	2.29 million
STARTING DATE:	2002-01-01	DURATION:	36 months

Coordinator: Prof.dr. E. Jacobsen, Wageningen Agricultural University, Dept. of Plant Breeding, P.O.Box 386, NL -6700 AJ, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Email: ?

Project Description:
Variation of traits involved in adaptation can be found in nature and provides an important source of genetic variation for plant breeding. This proposal aims at the systematic exploitation of natural variation in the model plant Arabidopsis as a powerful approach for gene discovery. This variation can be dissected by combining: 1) analyses of morphological, physiological and chemical traits; 2) quantitative genetics to identify the genetic basis of the traits; 3) molecular studies to determine the genes and their functions. To achieve these goals:L%1) tools and material to analyse natural variation will be developed; 2) controlling natural variation for seed dormancy, flowering, pod shattering, plant growth and performance, carbohydrate and nitrate metabolism, insect resistance and content of nutritional compounds will be identified; 3) the usefulness of the Arabidopsis genes for MAS based breeding in Brassica will be evaluated.

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Consortium:
Prime Contractor
Organisation: WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Organisation Type: Education
Department: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES
LABORATORY OF GENETICS
Address: Dreijenlaan 2
Postcode: 6703 BH
City: WAGENINGEN
Region: OOST-NEDERLAND
GELDERLAND
Arnhem/Nijmegen
Country: NETHERLANDS
Contact Person: Name: JACOBSEN, Evert (Professor)

Other Contractors
Organisation Name: CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: TARRACH SIEGEL, Rolf (Professor)
Department: CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGIA
Address: 115 BIS Campus de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
City: MADRID
Region: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Org. Country: SPAIN
Postcode: 28049

Organisation Name: KEYGENE NV
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: DONS, Hans (Dr)
Address: 90 90 Agro business Park
PO Box 216
City: WAGENINGEN
Region: OOST-NEDERLAND
GELDERLAND
Arnhem/Nijmegen
Org. Country: NETHERLANDS
Postcode: 6700 AE

Organisation Name: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: COQUET, Bernard (Mrs)
Department: UMR 118 - LABORATOIRE D'AMELIORATION DES PLANTES ET BIOTECHNOLOGIES VEGETALES
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE RENNES
Address: Domaine de la Motte
BP 29
City: LE RHEU
Region: OUEST
BRETAGNE
Ille-et-Vilaine
Org. Country: FRANCE
Postcode: 35653

Organisation Name: CENTRE TECHNIQUE INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES OLEAGINEUX METROPOLITAINS
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: POUZET, Andre (Mr)
Department: DEPARTEMENT ETUDES ET RECHERCHES
City: THIVERVAL-GRIGNON
Region: ÎLE DE FRANCE
Yvelines
Org. Country: FRANCE
Postcode: 78850

Organisation Name: BASECLEAR B.V.
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: REICHERT, Bas (Dr)
Address: Niels Bohrweg 11-13
City: LEIDEN
Region: WEST-NEDERLAND
ZUID-HOLLAND
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek
Org. Country: NETHERLANDS
Postcode: 2302 BH

Organisation Name: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: MICHEL, Jean-Paul (Mr)
Department: LABORATOIRE DE NUTRITION AZOTEE DES PLANTES
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE VERSAILLES-GRIGNON
Address: Route de Saint-Cyr RD10
City: VERSAILLES
Region: ÎLE DE FRANCE
Yvelines
Org. Country: FRANCE
Postcode: 78026

Organisation Name: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: WILLMITZER, Lothar (Professor)
Department: MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FUER MOLEKULARE PFLANZENPHYSIOLOGIE
Address: 25 Am Muehlenberg 1
City: GROSS GLIENICKE POTSDAM
Region: BRANDENBURG
Potsdam-Mittelmark
Org. Country: GERMANY
Postcode: 14424

Organisation Name: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: BOLAND, Wilhelm (Professor)
Department: INSTITUT FUER CHEMISCHE OEKOLOGIE
Address: Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
City: JENA
Region: THÜRINGEN
Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt
Org. Country: GERMANY
Postcode: 07745

Organisation Name: UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Organisation Type: Education
Contact Person: ROBERTSON, Douglas (Dr)
Department: SCHOOL OF BIOSCIENCES
Address: Sutton Bonington Campus
City: LOUGHBOROUGH
Region: EAST MIDLANDS
LEICESTERSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Leicestershire
Org. Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Postcode: LE12 5RD

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