Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER Agroscope Feb. 11, 2014 Welcome to the FruitBreedomics Stakeholder Day Robert Baur
Dec 13, 2014
Federal Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research EAER
Agroscope
Feb. 11, 2014
Welcome to the FruitBreedomics Stakeholder Day
Robert Baur
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Agroscope Visiongood food / healthy environment
Research for a sustainable agri-food sector and an intact environment.
Agroscope makes an important contribution for a sustainable agri-food sector and an intact environment, and hence for an improved quality of life.
Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence for agricultural research
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J.-P. Mayor
Agroscope Organisation Chart
D. Guidon H.-P. Bachmann P. Steffen C. Grivel Niklaus
Head of AgroscopeM. Gysi
Corporate ResearchP. Steffen
Corporate CommunicationJ.-P. Mayor
Institute for Plant Production Sciences
IPS
Institute for Livestock Sciences
ILS
Institute for Food
SciencesIFS
Institute for Sustainability
SciencesISS
Resources UnitRU
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Agroscope’s Sites
TänikonReckenholz
Wädenswil
Liebefeld
PosieuxAvenches
Changins
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The contribution of breeding togood food / healthy environment
• Quality is the key for consumption consumer orientation continuous supply fit for the supply chain economy of the fruit sector
• Sustainability depends on variety adapted to local conditions adapted to agricultural
practise Resistant, tolerant …
to diseases, pests, …
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Breeding -why we need new tools
improve knowledge on mechanisms
become faster
improve breeding efficiency
combine breeding targets
breed more sustainable
… «bridge the existing gap between molecular genetic research and breeding”
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No success without collaboration !Our history of contributing to multilateral apple breeding projects
94-96 EAGMAPEuropean Apple Genome Mapping Projectcoord. G. King, UK
98-01 DAREDurable Apple Resistance in Europecoord. Y. Lespinasse, F
03-07 HIDRASHigh Quality Disease Resistant apples for a sustainabale agriculturecoord. L. Gianfranceschi, I
11-15 FRUITBREEDOMICS apple and peachcoord. F. Laurens, F
HIDRAS meeting 2004 at ETHZ
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Agroscope good food, healthy environment
Enjoy a fruitfulevent