New medicinal plants and active ingredients from Saxony-Anhalt
New value chains are to be established in Saxony-Anhalt with the help of medicinal and aromatic plants from the mint family. Growers should be able to benefit from new, drought-resistant crops and expand their crop spectrum. In addition to the usual...
Term: 2024-04-01 bis 2028-12-31Determination of ploidy in Taraxacum
In Taraxacum, the ploidy level can increase spontaneously. Knowledge of the ploidy level is essential for successful cross-breeding. Therefore, in the case of Taraxacum acsessions and artificial hybrids, the ploidy level should be determined using...
Term: 2023-06-01 bis 2026-05-31Evaluate and effectively utilize climate protection potentials of agroforestry
Agroforestry systems and hedgerows can greatly contribute to mitigating GHG emissions in agriculture, as tree strips and hedgerows can store carbon in their biomass and increase soil organic. In addition, these systems improve microclimate, reduce...
Term: 2023-06-02 bis 2026-06-30Breeding, cultivation and utilization of Russian dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz) - further development of a wild plant into a renewable industrial raw material - breeding methods and characterization of interspecific hybrids
n order to achieve the goals, existing breeding material should be further developed within the framework of breeding, but existing breeding tools should also be used and new tools developed. The focus here is on promising hybrid hybrid plants of...
Term: 2023-05-01 bis 2026-04-30Identification, characterization and assessment of susceptibility genes as source of resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) in tomato plants
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is a new tobamovirus that infects tomato and bell pepper plants around the world and can lead to significant losses in tomato production. ToBRFV has overcome the resistance used in commercial breeding for...
Term: 2024-04-08 bis 2027-01-31Wood-destroying fungi: control and use as a biological alternative to chemical plant protection
Climate change facilitates the occurrence of plant diseases, which were previously not observed in Central Europe and caused by introduced phytopathogenic fungi. Some of these pathogens produce herbicidal natural products. Based on potential...
Term: 2024-03-15 bis 2027-03-14Use of extremophile Helianthus species to improve sunflower resilience and ecosystem services
Based on the evaluation of climate-adapted wild relatives, HelEx will develop climate-resistant sunflower lines that reduce the EU's dependence on imported vegetable oils and proteins by switching to sustainable alternatives, mitigate the impact of...
Term: 2023-05-01 bis 2027-04-30Risk Assessment Innovation for low-risk pesticides
Low-risk pesticides (LRP), are actives of biological origin that are gaining ground in the global pesticide market as low risk, high safety pesticides. Unlike in other regions, in Europe LRP are going through the same registration process used for...
Term: 2022-11-01 bis 2026-10-31Induction of targeted epimutations in plants to obtain resistance to plant pathogens
To assess the risk of using epigenetics to obtain virus-resistant plants, we will methylate the promoter without affecting the genome sequence, resulting in down-regulation of host gene expression required for turnip mosaic virus infection (TuMV)....
Term: 2020-02-17 bis 2025-12-31Greenhouse gas reduction through innovative breeding advances in alternative plant protein sources.
The focus of this project is on indigenous crops as an alternative to proteins (milk and meat) from animals. The aim is to analyze the market-relevant as well as socio-economic impact of an increase in plant-based protein drinks (oat/soy milk) as...
Term: 2022-11-01 bis 2025-10-31