Development of new carrot genotypes with a high anthocyanin content for the production a natural food colour, suitable to growing under German environmental conditions
Description:
The anthocyanin or black carrot becomes globally seen in the next years more and more importance in the production and processing. In the framework of the project, basis-material will be developed for breeding new German anthocyanin carrots, by using old carrot varieties and landraces conserved in different international gene banks. Through the breeding of anthocyanin carrots that are adapted to the climatic conditions in Germany, the north-east-German agriculture will especially profit. The anthocyanin carrot is the ideal raw material to the development of colour-strong black carrot-juice-concentrates to use as colouring food. It lies fully with it in the consumer-trend to substitute of the artificial dyes above all in beverages and candies.
Executive Institute:
Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural and Fruit Crops (JKI-ZGO) Details of Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural and Fruit Crops
Parent institution:
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Details of (JKI) (Saxony-Anhalt)
Contract period:
01. 05. 2008 - 30. 06. 2011
Participating Institutions:
- NORIKA - Nordring Kartoffelzucht und Vermehrungs GmbH Groß Lüsewitz Details of NORIKA - Nordring Kartoffelzucht und Vermehrungs GmbH Groß Lüsewitz
Funding Programme:
- BMELV / Core funding Details of BMELV / Core funding
Subject:
- Plant Breeding
- Food Processing
- Climate Change
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
Project Management Agency:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of BMELV