Granted Research Projects
ERA-PG Call 2006
Sub Call A
The Programme Board ranked all 44 submitted full proposals. The ERA-PG consortium
granted the 15 highest ranked proposals with a total budget of nearly 21 million
Euro. The selected projects are listed in alphabetical order of the project
acronym.
Title and acronym |
Project
leader |
Participating countries |
| Genome wide analysis of auxin-cytokinin cross-talk (ACT) | Prof. Yrjö Helariutta |
DE, FI, UK |
| Leveraging the genome sequences of two Arabidopsis relatives for evolutionary and ecological genomics (ARelatives) | Prof. Detlef Weigel |
DE, DK, FL(BE), FI, UK |
| Genomics-assisted dissection of barley morphology and development (BARCODE) | Dr. Robbie Waugh |
DE, IT, UK |
| Conservation and diversity in transcriptional regulation of developmental processes in crop and model plant species (CISCODE) | Prof. Gerco C. Angenent |
DE, FL(BE), IT, NL, UK |
| Understanding host plant susceptibility and resistance by indexing and deploying obligate pathogen effectors (Effectoromics) | Prof. Jim L. Beynon |
DE, NL, UK |
| Genomics-Assisted Analysis and Exploitation of Barley Diversity (EXBARDIV) | Prof. Andrew J. Flavell |
DE, DK, FI, IT ,UK |
| Multiple Stress Responses and Adaptations (MultiStress) | Prof. John Mundy |
DK, IT, NL, NO |
| Integrated analysis of stem cell function in plant growth and development (Plant Stem Cell Network) | Prof. James A.M. Murray |
DE, FI, NL, PT, UK |
| Proteomics analysis of endosomal compartments in Arabidopsis (PRECIAR) | Prof. G. Jürgens |
DE, NL, SP, UK |
| RLP- and RLK-mediated innate immune responses in Arabidopsis and tomato triggered by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and avirulence factors (Avrs) (RLPRLKs) | Prof. Pierre J.G.M de Wit |
DE, IT, NL, UK |
| Seeds for growth - Identification of transcriptional programs controlling seed growth and development from Arabidopsis to rice (Seeds for Growth) | Dr. A. Schnittger |
DE, IT, NO |
| Regulation of the plant metabolic network during stress (STRESSNET) | Dr. Alisdair R. Fernie |
DE, DK, UK |
| Genome-wide analysis of short RNAs as modulators in dehydration stress tolerance using tolerant and genetic model systems (STRESSsRNA) | Prof. Dorothea E. F. P. Bartels |
DE, PT, UK |
| Using translational genomics to underpin germplasm improvement for complex traits in crop legumes (TRANSLEG) | Dr. Leif Skøt |
DE, NL, UK |
| Thrips resistance in tomato plants (TRIPTOP) | Prof. Peter G.L. Klinkhamer |
DE, NL, UK |
Sub Call B
A panel of 15 international experts
rated all 30 submitted full proposals, after which a moderating panel made a
final recommendation.
The ERA-PG consortium
granted 14 proposals of which 13 public-private partnerships with a total budget
of 16.6 M€. The selected projects are listed in alphabetical order of
the project acronym.
Title
and acronym
|
Project
leader
|
Participating
countries
|
| Identifying relevant candidate genes for improving plant growth under abiotic stress conditions in Brassica crops (ARABRAS) | Prof. Maarten Koornneef |
DE, FR, SP |
| Identification of molecular markers for the detection of bioregulators that enhance plant productivity and quality (Bioregulators) | Dr. Peter Eckes |
DE, FR, SP |
| Securing a sustainable production of food and feed - a functional genomic-guided strategy for improving biotic stress tolerance in cereals (CEREHEALTH) | Dr. Günter Strittmatter |
CH, DE, FR, SP |
| Comparative genomics of shoot branching (COGS) | Prof. Ottoline Leyser |
DE, FR, NL, SP, UK |
| Eucalyptus genomics research network for improved wood properties and adaptation to drought (EUCANET) | Dr. Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati |
FR, PT, SP |
| Deciphering the genetic basis of field resistance to blast in European rice varieties to improve breeding for durable resistance (GENBLAST) | Prof. Ramón M. Carreres |
FR, SP |
| Cold tolerance for the future: the CBF genes and beyond (FROSTY) | Dr. Heather I. McKhann |
DE, FR, SP |
| Genomic research-assisted breeding for sustainable production of quality grapes and wine (GRASP GRAPE WINE) | Dr. Eva Zyprian |
DE, FR, IT, NL, PT, SP |
| Exploiting genetic variability of resistance genes in major European food legumes to improve varieties for sustainable agriculture (LEGREST) | Dr. Peter J. Winter |
DE, FR, NL, PT, SP |
| Understanding the climacteric vs non-climacteric fruit ripening mechanisms in melon using transcriptomic, metabolomic and reverse genetic approaches (MELRIP) | Dr. Jordi Garcia-Mas |
DE, FR, SP |
| Isolation of key genes for kernel development through the identification, in a collection of 300 mutant lines, of Mutator insertions in genes expressed in the maize seed (MuExpress) | Dr. Gregorio Hueros |
DE, FR, SP |
| An integrated genomic and proteomic characterization of induced seed storage organelles for the optimal production of biopharmaceuticals in plants and plant cells (ProteinStorage) | Prof. Paul Christou |
DE, FR, SP |
| International reference center for the genomics and diagnosis of viruses with small circular DNA (RCA Genomics) | Prof. Holger Jeske |
DE, FR, SP |
| Trilateral initiative for enhancing salt tolerance in rice (TRIESTER) | Prof. Blanca San Segundo |
DE, FR, SP |