GS-Ruse : Genomic selection for resources use efficiency in rice
Date de début de projet
01/01/2013Date de fin du projet
30/06/2018Objectifs
The GS-Ruse project aims at providing rice breeders with methods and tools for the implementation of genomic selection (GS), best valorising the increasing capabilities of high-throughput genotyping.
Localisation
France, Italy, Madagascar and Philippines
Description
The project is implemented through 5 work-packages (WP) :
˗ WP1: Development of rice-specific GS strategies : Breeding program simulator; Evaluation of existing genomic prediction models using experimental data, refining breeding strategy
˗ WP2: Case studies: Breeding for drought tolerance in indica background; Population improvement for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), tropical japonica; Pedigree breeding for water use efficiency (WUE) in temperate japonica background
˗ WP3: Refining the understanding of the system-level drivers of the target traits : Factors influencing N availability for upland rice in conservation agriculture cropping systems; Developing phenotyping protocols for NUE; Understanding socioeconomic and environmental impact of rice water management options
- WP4: Capacity building : Hosting of 3 PhD students; One international summer school; International training workshop on genomic selection in rice
˗ WP5: Management, communication and empowerment
Partenaires
CIRAD (UMR Agap, UR AIDA), Fofifa (Madagascar); IRRI (Philippines); PTP, UNIMI, ENR and CRA (Italy)
Equipe
Génétique et innovation variétale (GIV)
Financement
Agropolis Foundation & Cariplo Foundation (Full cost = 1,837,794 €; Granted: € 600,000)
Most-clés
Rice, genomic selection