ADAPT project’s success: Paving the way for future-proof potatoes amidst climate challenges
ADAPT项目在经历了四年重要而富有成效的马铃薯研究后结束
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- 来源：
- ADAPT
- 类型：
- 科研项目
- 语种：
- 英语
- 原文发布日期：
- 2024-11-17
- 摘要：
- The ADAPT project (“Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato”), which officially concluded on 28 October, has made substantial strides in improving the resilience of potatoes to environmental stresses. Launched in July 2020, the project had a total budget of 5 million Euros from the EU Horizon 2020 program (No GA 2020 862-858). The international consortium worked diligently to develop strategies to prepare potatoes for the challenging growth conditions of the future, based on a detailed understanding of molecular processes related to stress acclimation.The ADAPT project united a team of ten leading academic research institutions, four potato breeders, a screening technology developer, a government agency, and a non-profit EU association. Together, they investigated the mechanisms underlying multi-stress resilience in potato. Their aim was to ensure that the potato could better withstand various environmental stresses, particularly heat and drought, which are becoming more common due to climate change. Over the course of four years, the ADAPT project made significant advancements, including:1.Understanding Potato Stress Acclimation. The project gained valuable insights into how potatoes react to heat, drought, and waterlogging, offering a better understanding of stress acclimation in potatoes.2.Potato Stress Resilience.The team investigated how different potato genotypes handle combined abiotic stress under real-world field conditions, providing new data on the resilience of various potato varieties.3.Advanced Phenotyping and Field Trials.High-throughput phenotyping and field trials were conducted using drones and environmental sensors, helping to refine the data on potato stress resilience.4.Insights into Stress Adaptation in Potatoes. By monitoring critical growth stages and tuber formation, the project identified specific molecular responses and stress signatures, which can be explored in future breeding programs.5.Powerful Data Analysis Pipelines.The project established robust analysis pipelines for processing large datasets from field trials and high-throughput studies across multiple commercial potato varieties.6.Utilizing Knowledge Networks. The improved understanding of stress reactions has laid the foundation for fine-phenotyping and marker development, essential for future potato breeding programs.
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