LILY VERNALIZATION

"Identification of vernalization-related genes in Easter Lily bulbs for molecular markers production, vernalization control and improved flower production"

Coordinatore	BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV    more  Organization address address: Office of the President - Main Campus city: BEER SHEVA postcode: 84105 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Daphna Cognome: Tripto Email: send email Telefono: +972 8 6472435 Fax: +972 8 6472930
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Israel [IL]
Totale costo	431˙312 €
EC contributo	431˙312 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP
Funding Scheme	MC-IAPP
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-11-01   -   2015-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV  Organization address address: Office of the President - Main Campus city: BEER SHEVA postcode: 84105 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Daphna Cognome: Tripto Email: send email Telefono: +972 8 6472435 Fax: +972 8 6472930	IL (BEER SHEVA)	coordinator	187˙502.00
2	Genetwister Tecnhnologies B.V.  Organization address address: Nieuwe Kanaal 7B city: Wageningen postcode: 6709 PA contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: D.A.M Cognome: Van Der Kop Email: send email Telefono: +31 3 17466420	NL (Wageningen)	participant	243˙810.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The flower bulb industry worldwide and specifically in Holland, and the lily sector in particular, represent an important part of the floriculture market. Lily and most bulb speciesrequire prolonged cooling to meet their obligatory vernalization (acquisition of the ability to flower following exposure to prolonged cold) requirement, which is expensive and energy-costly and hinders the production of multiple flower flushes. Although the physiological aspects of vernalization have been studied and led to flowering manipulation in lily, the molecular regulation of this major mechanism is not understood. The purposes of this study are to (1) Elucidate – for the first time – the molecular mechanism of the vernalization response in a flower bulb, (2) Understand the vernalization mechanism and its molecular relation with flowering in lily, (3) Address fundamental questions on conservation of the vernalization response among higher plants, (4) Obtain a reliable 'vernalization marker' that would indicate the optimal amount of cold required by a bulb for optimal flower production, (5) Create a pool of molecular markers for flowering and other traits, and for cultivar typing and breeding. Genes will be isolated using next generation sequencing techniques developed by the Netherlands-based SME Genetwister, specialist in the production of molecular markers, followed by accurate bioinformatic research. Suitable markers will be selected according to gene expression profile during cold exposure and on the basis of their involvement in biological mechanisms, investigated by the BGU team. Elucidation of the biological mechanisms will yield, valuable scientific data on the molecular basis of vernalization in lily, and, it will make the molecular markers much more precise and powerful. This project utilises the synergism of BGU and Genetwister expertise to characterise the lily vernalization mechanism, ultimately to introduce a fundamental change into bulb-based flower production.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Dutch researchers are investigating the genetics of lilies to understand how cold temperatures control flowering in these important plants.