Num. Contratto:
016214 FOOD

Coordinatore: UNIV. WAGENINGEN (Paesi Bassi)

Responsabile ENEA: GIULIANO GIOVANNI - SSPT-BIOAG (CASACCIA)

Ruolo ENEA: PARTNER

Sito Web: Sito WEB non disponibile

Programma Quadro: Sesto Programma Quadro UE (2002-2006)

Programma UE: QUALITA' PRODOTTI ALIMENTARI (2002-2006) - Qualità e sicurezza dei prodotti alimentari

Area Tematica:

Tipo Progetto: IP - Progetto Integrato

Descrizione:

EU-SOL is a network of plant scientists from universities, research institutes and industry within the EU, Israel and INCO countries that focuses on the development of high quality and healthy tomato and potato varieties with improved consumer-, processor- and producer-directed traits. Quality and wholesomeness of food and food products are two issues addressed prominently by society especially in relation to obesity (and atherosclerosis), the most important cause of cardiovascular disease, age-related diseases, such as cancer and diabetes. Additionally producers are challenged by environmental constraints such as diminishing fresh water supplies and climate change that undermine stability of production. The strategic objectives of EU-SOL are to understand the factors that affect consumer-driven and environmentally-directed quality of the two most important vegetable products in the EU, tomato fruits and potato tubers, both belonging to the Solanaceae. To this end, EU-SOL will attempt to dissect the genetic and molecular components that control these quality traits by applying state-of-the-art knowledge and technologies. EU-SOL particularly focuses on mapping, isolation and characterization of genes responsible for traits important for consumers and processors (health, nutrition, flavour, fragrance, soluble solids, texture, colour, shelf-life) as well as for producers (abiotic stress: cold, heat, drought, salt), and the mechanisms underlying these traits (control of gene activity, regulatory networks). To accomplish these objectives EU-SOL will explore and exploit the natural biodiversity related to these quality traits that are largely unexplored and hardly used in current commercial varieties. EU-SOL will apply genomics and post-genomics research approaches and will contribute to the International Solanaceae Genome Initiative.

Attività svolta da ENEA:

Unique transgenic and ecotype germplasm will be provided for metabolic profiling of phytonutrient. Candidates genes controlling tomato fruit nutritional quality via light perception will be identified and characterised. ENEA will coordinate and contribute to WP "Expression profiling platform", coordinate WP "Tools for functional analysis" and contribute to tomato genome sequencing.

Note:

Posizione:
934

Codice Atto:
07L99

Atto di approvazione ENEA:
223/2006/DG

Unità alla stipula:
BAS

Costo eleggibile del Progetto: 25.940.000,00

Contributo al Progetto: 18.700.000,00

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Costo eleggibile per ENEA: 1.234.600,00

Contributo ad ENEA: 622.800,00

Anno di stipula:
2006

Durata in mesi:
60

Data di inizio:
01-05-2006

Data di scadenza:
30-04-2011