Coordinatore | CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTS-UNIVERSITAET ZU KIEL
Organization address
address: OLSHAUSENSTRASSE 40 contact info |
Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
Totale costo | 3˙456˙028 € |
EC contributo | 3˙456˙028 € |
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-2010-ITN |
Funding Scheme | MC-ITN |
Anno di inizio | 2010 |
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-12-01 - 2015-06-30 |
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1 |
CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTS-UNIVERSITAET ZU KIEL
Organization address
address: OLSHAUSENSTRASSE 40 contact info |
DE (KIEL) | coordinator | 448˙068.00 |
2 |
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: Nordre Ringgade 1 contact info |
DK (AARHUS C) | participant | 545˙998.00 |
3 |
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: "King Street, Old College" contact info |
UK (ABERYSTWYTH) | participant | 494˙476.00 |
4 |
CARLSBERG AS
Organization address
address: NY CARLSBERG VEJ 100 contact info |
DK (KOBENHAVN) | participant | 285˙423.00 |
5 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue De L'Universite 147 contact info |
FR (PARIS CEDEX 07) | participant | 268˙830.00 |
6 |
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Organization address
address: WOODHOUSE LANE contact info |
UK (LEEDS) | participant | 265˙158.00 |
7 |
UNIVERSITAET ZUERICH
Organization address
address: Raemistrasse 71 contact info |
CH (ZURICH) | participant | 242˙396.00 |
8 |
MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITAET HALLE-WITTENBERG
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITAETSPLATZ 10 contact info |
DE (HALLE (Saale)) | participant | 235˙320.00 |
9 |
Euro Grass Breeding GmbH & Co. KG
Organization address
address: Weissenburger Strasse 5 contact info |
DE (Lippstadt) | participant | 225˙950.00 |
10 |
NORDDEUTSCHE PFLANZENZUCHT HANS-GEORG LEMBKE KG
Organization address
address: Hohenlieth contact info |
DE (HOLTSEE) | participant | 225˙950.00 |
11 |
UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI
Organization address
address: Ul. Golebia 24 contact info |
PL (KRAKOW) | participant | 218˙459.00 |
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'The world-wide demand for primary plant products to be used for food, feed and fuel is increasing dramatically. The foreseen climate changes are expected to have a negative impact on plant productivity in addition. Future agriculture urgently needs new crop plant varieties with enhanced and sustainable productivity. To meet this challenge, “CropLife” focuses on leaf lifespan as a major determinant of plant productivity and aims to develop new breeding strategies for prolonging leaf photosynthesis and delaying senescence processes. The network focuses on barley and perennial ryegrass, which are excellent models for research and crop development in Europe. The “CropLife” primary objectives will be addressed in the four workpackages. These are: the identification of key factors initiating senescence (1), and proteins regulating leaf lifespan (2), the elucidation of molecular mechanisms of senescence-associated protein degradation and nitrogen remobilization (3), and the analysis of lifespan and exploitation of genetic variation in lifespan in order to breed new varieties with increased productivity (4). “CropLife” provides intersectorial experience by integrating partners from the public and private sectors. The training programme includes state-of–the-art local training activities and network-wide courses, summer schools and workshops. Young researchers will be trained in a range of cutting edge research skills, as well as in complementary skills that will enhance their career prospects. Further benefits will arise from secondments in partner laboratories and intersectorial visits to associated partners from the private sector. To guarantee training at the most advanced level, outstanding scientists in the field will be integrated as visiting researchers. Workshops and a final network conference will provide a platform for dissemination of the network’s achievements which are expected to increase the competitiveness of European plant research and agriculture.'
An EU-funded project is looking into ways of improving the productivity of crops by extending the lifespan of leaves.
The constantly growing global demand for plant products means that scientists need to come up with new ways to improve crop productivity and sustainability. One promising approach is to engineer plant crops with prolonged leaf lifespan, which will result in longer photosynthetic periods and thus better productivity.
The 'Enhanced plant productivity through control of lifespan' (https://www.uni-kiel.de/krupinska/croplife/croplife.html (CROPLIFE)) project aims to improve leaf lifespan through molecular biology and genetic engineering. The project focuses on the model crop species barley (Hordeum vulgare) and ryegrass (Lolium perenne), which are both well-studied plants.
Researchers identified several molecular markers for senescence (programmed cell death) in barley, which can be used to study leaf lifespan. This information was used to choose senescence-associated transcription factors (proteins that regulate when senescence can occur) for further study.
In ryegrass, mutant lines that mature earlier than normal plants have been identified. Other genetic variations linked to changes in lifespan and senescence have also been found.
CROPLIFE has used the knowledge gained so far to produce several mutated barley and ryegrass lines, enabling researchers to now identify the key regulators of senescence. Further work will focus on engineering mutant barley and ryegrass with extended leaf lifespans.