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AWECOS - Assessment of wheat cropping systems from an economical, ecological and the society's perspective - the case of plant disease resistance breeding
Project
Project code: JKI-SF-08-1172
Contract period: 01.03.2015
- 31.12.2018
Purpose of research: Applied research
Cultivars are generally characterized either by high yield and a need of intensive fungicide treatments or by lower yields and qualities with a reduced need of fungicide treatments. An increase in yield therefore often is accompanied by less sustainable cropping systems. The decision of growers on the choice of the most appropriate cultivar depends on the situation and the location considering economic and ecologic criteria. Growers are, however, not always aware of the resistance properties and deal resistant cultivars like not resistant ones. This project therefore aims at improving knowledge on benefits and costs of different breeding strategies for winter wheat, which is the most important cereal crop in Germany, to support the development of sustainable and efficient wheat cropping systems. Comprehensive field experiments at five different experimental sites in Germany will be applied to evaluate and compare three different winter wheat cropping systems with high-yield, disease resistant and drought-tolerant cultivars treated with differentiated fungicide strategies. Additionally, existing data from long-term field experiments is linked to the assessment. Analyses will on the one hand focus on resource needs by and economical effects on growers. On the other hand, breeding efforts and research with their costs and benefits as well as ecological and socio-economic impacts will be assessed for the whole society. Additional quality and metabolome analyses of wheat samples will help to ensure that the wheat cropping system leads to healthy and secure food and feed. This concept makes benefits and costs obvious to improve the decision process for the most appropriate breeding strategy. Moreover, the practical and efficient use of cultivars will be enhanced and limitations in acceptance and application of sustainable cropping systems can be overcome to ensure the development of sustainable strategies for an increased production of healthy and secure food.
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Subjects
- Crop Production
- Plant Breeding
- Crop Protection
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Associated projects: AWECOS
- AWECOS - Assessment of wheat cropping systems from an economical, ecological and the society's perspective - the case of plant disease resistance breeding
- AWECOS - Assessment of wheat cropping systems from an economical, ecological and the society's perspective - the case of plant disease resistance breeding
- AWECOS - Assessment of wheat cropping systems from an economical, ecological and the society's perspective - the case of plant disease resistance breeding
- AWECOS - Assessment of wheat cropping systems from an economical, ecological and the society's perspective - the case of plant disease resistance breeding
- AWECOS - Assessment of wheat cropping systems from an economical, ecological and the society's perspective - the case of plant disease resistance breeding
