GS-Ruse : Genomic selection for resources use efficiency in rice

GS-Ruse focuses on methodological development and proof of concept of genomic selection in three breeding programs of complementary agronomic stakes and genetic futuree

Date de début de projet

01/01/2013

Date de fin du projet

30/06/2018

Objectifs

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