Mining new traits and genes for tolerance to abiotic stresses_
WP2. Leader: Dr. Agata Daszkowska-Golec (Univ. Silesia).
Task Leaders: UCD, Univ. Milano
Partners involved: CSIC, Univ. Helsinki, Univ. Cukurova, Univ. Milano, CREA, Univ. Silesia, Univ. Tartu, Natural Resources Institute (LUKE), UCD
- Deep survey of response range for abiotic stress resilience traits.
- Gene discovery and allele mining of genes critical for abiotic stress responses.
The responses of selected plant materials to stress conditions relevant for current and future European agriculture will be addressed. Thus, a mini-core collection of lines (10 genotypes) selected from WP1 will be tested across all conditions, and an array of different lines fit for different stresses (waterlogging, drought and heat), identified in previous projects, will be tested for relevant stress conditions, as a prerequisite for their valorization in breeding.
