Granted Research Projects 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 and the consortium leaders are underlined.

Genome wide analysis of auxin-cytokinin cross-talk (ACT)
Y. Helariutta (University of Helsinki, Finland), O. Leyser (University of York, UK), J. Friml (University of Tübingen, Germany). A total of 976 k€ has been awarded by AKA, BBSRC and DFG.

Leveraging the genome sequences of two Arabidopsis relatives for evolutionary and ecological genomics (ARelatives)
D. Weigel (Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany), D. Charlesworth (University of Edinburgh, UK), M. Lenhard (University of Freiburg), B. Mable (University of Glasgow, UK), B.Neuffer (University of Osnabrück, Germany), O. Savolainen (University of Oulu, Finland), M. Schierup (University of Aarhus, Denmark), Y. van de Peer (Ghent University, Belgium). A total of 2263 k€has been awarded by DFG, BBSRC, AKA, DASTI and MF-EWI.

Genomics-assisted dissection of barley morphology and development (BARCODE)
R. Waugh (Scottisch Crop Research Institute, UK), N. Stein (Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany), M. Morgante (University of Udine, Italy). A total of 1533 k€ has been awarded by the Scottish Funding Council, DFG and MUR.

Conservation and diversity in transcriptional regulation of developmental processes in crop and model plant species (CISCODE)
G. Angenent (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands), L. Colombo (University of Milan, Italy) R. Sablowski (John Innes Centre, UK), B. Davies (University of Leeds, UK), Y. van de Peer (Ghent University, Belgium), J. Lohrmann (Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany), G. Morelli (National Research Institute for Food and Nutrition, Italy). A total of 2211 k€ has been awarded by NWO/NGI, MUR, BBSRC, MF-EWI and DFG.

Understanding host plant susceptibility and resistance by indexing and deploying obligate pathogen effectors (Effectoromics)
J. Beynon (University of Warwick, UK), J. Jones (John Innes Centre, UK), G. van den Ackerveken (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), J. Parker (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany). A total of 1295 k€ has been awarded by BBSRC, DFG, AKA, MUR, DASTI and the Scottish Funding Council.

Genomics-Assisted Analysis and Exploitation of Barley Diversity (EXBARDIV)
A. Flavell (University of Dundee, UK), K. Pillen (University of Bonn, Germany), Germany), A. Schulman (University of Helsinki, Finland), A. Graner (Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), L. Cattivelli (Experimental Institute for Cereal Research, Italy), S. Rasmussen (Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark), J. Russell (Scottisch Crop Research Institute, UK). A total of 2021 k€ has been awarded by BBSRC, DFG, AKA, MUR, DASTI and the Scottish Funding Council.

Multiple Stress Responses and Adaptations (MultiStress)
J. Mundy (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), S. Brunak (Danish Technical University, Denmark), P. Costantino, I. Ruberti (University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy), T. Palva (University of Helsinki, Italy), D. Vreugdenhil (Wageningen University, The Netherlands), A. Bones (Norwegian Universtiy of Science and Technology, Norway). A total of 1788 k€ has been awarded by DASTI, MUR, AKA, NWO/NGI, and RCN.

Integrated analysis of stem cell function in plant growth and development (Plant Stem Cell Network)
J. Murray (University of Cambridge, UK), B. Scheres (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), T. Laux (University of Freiburg, Germany), Y. Helariutta (University of Helsinki, Finland), A. Campilho (University of Porto, Portugal). A total of 1950 k€ has been awarded by BBSRC, NWO/NGI, DFG, AKA and FCT.

Proteomics analysis of endosomal compartments in Arabidopsis (PRECIAR)
G. Jürgens (University of Tübingen, Germany), K. Lilley (University of Cambridge, UK), S. de Vries (Wageningen University, The Netherlands), D. Robinson (University of Heidelberg, Germany), F. Anciento (University of Valencia, Spain), E. de la Viesca (National Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Technology INIA, Spain). A total of 939 k€ has been awarded by DFG, BBSRC and NWO/NGI.

RLP- and RLK-mediated innate immune responses in Arabidopsis and tomato triggered by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and avirulence factors (Avrs) (RLPRLKs)
P. de Wit, B. Thomma (Wageninen University, The Netherlands), J. Jones (John Innes Centre, UK), M. Tör (University of Warwick, UK), G. Felix , T. Nürnberger (University of Tübingen, Germany), G. de Lorenzo (University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy), A. Molina (Technical University of Madrid, Spain). A total of 1920 k€ has been awarded by NWO/NGI, BBSRC, DFG, and MUR.

Seeds for growth - Identification of transcriptional programs controlling seed growth and development from Arabidopsis to rice (Seeds for Growth)
A. Schnittger (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany), P. Grini (University of Oslo, Norway), M. Kater (University of Milan, Itlay). A total of 717 k€ has been awarded by DFG, RCN and MUR.

Regulation of the plant metabolic network during stress (STRESSNET)
A. Fernie (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany), L. Sweetlove (University of Oxford, UK), B. Moller (Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark). A total of 896 k€ has been awarded by DFG, BBSRC and DASTI.

Genome-wide analysis of short RNAs as modulators in dehydration stress tolerance using tolerant and genetic model systems (STRESSsRNA)
D. Bartels (University of Bonn, Germany), J. Philips (University of Bonn, Germany), T. Dalmay (University of East Anglia, UK), M. Fevereiro, M. Pais (University of Lisbon, Portugal). A total of 896 k€ has been awarded by DFG, BBSRC and FCT.

Using translational genomics to underpin germplasm improvement for complex traits in crop legumes (TRANSLEG)
L. Skot, M. Abberton, I. Donnison (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, UK), G. Oldroyd (John Innes Centre, UK), R. Geurts (Wageningen University), K. Mayer (GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Germany). A total of 976 k€ has been awarded by BBSRC, NWO/NGI and DFG.

Thrips resistance in tomato plants (TRIPTOP)
P. Klinkhamer, R. Verpoorte (University of Leiden, The Netherlands), C. Martin (John Innes Centre, UK), A. Fernie (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany). A total of 639 k€ has been awarded by NWO/NGI, BBSRC and DFG.