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Strategies for more efficient oat breeding for organic farming - JKI
Project
Project code: 2822OE186
Contract period: 15.03.2024
- 15.12.2028
Budget: 429,743 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: crop production, genetic resources, oats, climate change adaptation, plant genetic resources, crop protection, plant health, resistance, organic farming
Organic oat production has seen significant growth throughout Germany in recent years, driven by increasing demands for regionally and organically grown oat. As an increasing portion of the oat crop is processed into oat drinks, oat production contributes to greenhouse gas reduction via cow's milk substitution. Better varieties and more effective oat breeding are needed to meet future demand. In the present project, three focal points have been defined to increase the efficiency of oat breeding: 1.) Durable smut resistance: Based on the findings of finished project ‘KLAR’ (FKZ 2815NA107), resistance mapping to validate GWAS results is planned, investigations on the necessary level of blight resistance and cleistogamy, as well as the investigation of smut isolates. 2) Recurrent Genomic Selection (RGS): Here, cycles 2 to 3 of a RGS started in the project 'FUGE' (FKZ 28AIN02A20) will be run with focus on yield and quality. 3) Priming with microorganisms in oats and their effect on biotic (smut and crown rust) and abiotic stress tolerance (drought stress). For the planned work, two JKI institutes, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Forschung & Züchtung Dottenfelderhof and Saatzucht Bauer will cooperate closely under coordination by GFPi.
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Breeding
- Crop Protection
- Climate Change
Framework programme
Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture (BÖLN)
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Funding institution
Project management agencies
Associated projects: Haferzüchtung-Öko
- Strategies for more efficient oat breeding for organic farming - JKI
- Strategies for more efficient oat breeding for organic farming - Landbauschule Dottenfelderhof
- Strategies for more efficient oat breeding for organic farming - JLU Gießen
- Strategies for a more efficient oat breeding for organic farming - Saatzucht Bauer GmbH
