YelLowSin' - Functional genomic approaches for the development of yellow-seeded, low sinapine oilseed rape
Description:
New varieties of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) that combine the yellow seed trait with low levels of anti-nutritive sinapine would represent a highly significant new product that would considerably raise the value of rapeseed meal as a protein source for both animal feed and human nutrition. This project will combine conventional breeding strategies with molecular marker techniques, mutagenesis (TILLING, and transgenic approaches to develop new varieties of oilseed rape (winter type) and canola (spring rape) with improved nutritional value of the seed meal. Cooperation with Canada is a unique opportunity for complementary research because Canadian canola breeders and German oilseed rape breeders have similar aims but different material. Furthermore, plant material as well as molecular genetic and genomic tools for B. napus can be shared between both countries. By exchanging plant material and molecular markers with our partners in Canada we will perform allelic screens of different Canadian and German breeding material. This will allow the identification, integration and combination of novel genetic variability for low anti-nutritive substances in Canadian spring canola and German winter oilseed rape varieties.
Executive Institute:
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) Details of Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Contract period:
01. 01. 2006 - 31. 10. 2009
Project budget:
333,034 €
Funding Programme:
- BMBF - Genome Analysis of the Plant Biological System Details of BMBF - Genome Analysis of the Plant Biological System
Subject:
- Plant Breeding
Purpose of research:
Basic research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Details of (BMBF)
- Wirtschaftsverbund PflanzenInnovation e.V. (WPI) Details of (WPI)
Project Management Agency:
- Project Management Organisation Juelich (PTJ) Details of PTJ