Institut für Strategien und Folgenabschätzung
Quinoa can help to increase the diversification of cultivation systems and, as a drought-tolerant crop, contribute to resilience in agriculture. As a crop that has so far received little attention in breeding, there is great potential to improve the suitability of quinoa for cultivation in Germany and to develop quinoa cultivation systems that are adapted to the location and climate. The research activities in the project consortium therefore aim to (i) map relevant agronomic and resistance genes, (ii) model quinoa cultivation throughout Germany and develop ideotypes for different cultivation regions in Germany and (iii) create genomic resources including genotyping arrays for marker-assisted selection and genomic predictions in order to facilitate the rapid breeding of new varieties. The JKI work package uses model-based analyses to assess the cultivation potential throughout Germany in the face of climate change, to cluster cultivation regions with similar growth conditions for breeding and to identify promising variety characteristics as part of ideotyping and to integrate them into breeding research in the overall project.
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
