PRIMER · Enhancing Climate-Resilient Crops by Innovative Priming Strategies
„Хоризонт Европа“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2025-10-01 → 2029-09-30
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 3 599 189 €
- Участници
- 25
- Схема
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN
Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.
Накратко на български
Доматите се изследват чрез генетични, химични и физиологични методи, за да станат по-устойчиви на горещини. Това помага за намаляване на загубите при реколтата и подобряване на продоволствената сигурност в условията на климатичните промени.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Цел на проекта
PRIMER addresses the escalating threat of climate change on agriculture, specifically the increasing frequency of heatwaves on food security. PRIMER is a network of 10 beneficiaries and 10 associated partners which aims to enhance the resilience of tomato using innovative priming approaches, including genetic, chemical and physiological interventions. PRIMER will train 12 doctoral candidates through projects that utilize multidisciplinary approaches and cutting-edge technologies to generate improved tomato yields and mitigate losses due to heat. In addition to the scientific training, PRIMER aims to (1) generate a single-cell gene expression atlas to decipher intricate cell- and tissue-specific priming mechanisms; (2) explore the genetic basis of priming by leveraging diverse tomato varieties, offering valuable germplasm for breeding; (3) develop computational models to predict plant responses under diverse heat stress scenarios, optimizing novel priming strategies; (4) pioneer interventions (physiological, chemical, and genetic) to bolster plant thermotolerance and enhance crop resilience. Each objective is addressed through dedicated WPs. PRIMER's approach spans from fundamental research elucidating cellular mechanisms to practical interventions aimed at mitigating the detrimental impacts of heat stress on crop productivity. By integrating state-of-the-art technologies like single-cell analysis, advanced genomics, computational biology, novel chemical priming stimulants and modern genetic approaches, the network bridges the gap between fundamental and applied research. PRIMER training on these techniques will empower the doctoral candidates with hands-on experience, fostering expertise at the forefront of plant stress biology. Moreover, the program emphasizes transferable skills such as interdisciplinary collaboration, communication, and leadership, ensuring researchers will address multifaceted challenges in sustainable agriculture.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN · Frankfurt Am MainКоординаторГермания
- 10X GENOMICS, INC. · PleasantonСъединени щати
- AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridИспания
- BioAtlantis Limited · TraleeИрландия
- ENZA ZADEN CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION SOCIEDAD LIMITADA · El Ejido AlmeriaИспания
- EURICE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND PROJECT OFFICE GMBH · ST INGBERTГермания
- GENXPRO GMBH · FrankfurtГермания
- GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS · GottingenГермания
- KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · LeuvenБелгия
- Phytoprove Pflanzenanalytik GmbH · KelsterbachГермания
- SEQUENTIA BIOTECH SL · BarcelonaИспания
- TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU · LemesosКипър
- THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION OF ISRAEL - THE VOLCANI CENTRE · Bet DaganИзраел
- THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM · JerusalemИзраел
- UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA · LisboaПортугалия
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA · ViterboИталия
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO · MilanoИталия
- UNIVERSITAET POTSDAM · PotsdamГермания
- UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA · ValenciaИспания
- UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY · Gif-Sur-YvetteФранция
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW · GlasgowОбединеното кралство
- UNIVERZITA KARLOVA · Praha 1Чехия
- USTAV EXPERIMENTALNI BOTANIKY AV CR · PrahaЧехия
- VIVENT SA · GlandШвейцария
- YARA GMBH & CO. KG · DULMENГермания
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
