National COST860 Projects

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at - Austria

• Seed for Organic farming – Breeding for Organic farming (J. Strommer)
• Basics of breeding, variety testing and Varieties for Organic farming (split up into the next four projects)
• Basic principles for breeding, multiplication and variety testing for organic agriculture - 2005-04-28 (M. Oberforster)
• Basic principles for breeding, multiplication and variety testing for organic agriculture - 2005-04-28 (Elisabeth Zechner)
• Basic principles for breeding, multiplication and variety testing for organic agriculture - 2005-04-28 (Peter Schweiger)
• Basic principles for breeding, multiplication and variety testing for organic agriculture - 2005-04-28 (Franziska Löschenberger)
• Neglected and underutilised cereals: agronomic, qualitative and nutritional value – Influence of organic farming on chemical composition and biological active ingredients 2005-02-10 (Heinrich Grausgruber)

be - Belgium

• Variety research in cereals for the national catalogue in Belgium - 2004-11-01 (Johan Van Waes)

ch - Switzerland:

• Monitoring and control of fusaria and mycotoxins in organic and conventional production of wheat and other cereals (Susanne Vogelgsang)
• Exploiting and enhancing disease resistance in wheat and triticale to stabilitze yield under low-input and organic farming conditions (Fabio Mascher)
• Varietal characteristics and crop diversity of wheat and triticale for low-input cereal production (Arnold Schori)
• Monitoring and improving the baking quality of wheat (Geert Kleijer)
• Plant fitness through colonization by natural occurring beneficial rhizobacteria (Geneviève Défago)
• Selecting wheat varieties for boosting beneficial soil bacteria to stabilize yield and plant health in low-input and organic cropping systems (Monika Maurhofer)
• Optimising the molecular interaction between wheat cultivars and beneficial root-colonising pseudomonads to improve crop health (Christoph Keel)
• Low-input cereal production in long-term organic and integrated farming systems (DOK experiment, Therwil, Switzerland) - 2005-04-13 (Paul Mäder)
• Organic on farm variety trials with cereal species and maize - 2005-04-13 (Hansueli Dierauer)
• Adaptation of reduced tillage in organic farming systems - 2005-04-13 (Alfred Berner)
• Integration of bio-fertilisers (mycorrhiza and PGPR) in a green manure based wheat-pulse rotation - 2005-04-13 (Anja Vieweger)
• Varietal testing of winter wheat under organic and extensive conditions - 2006-04-20 (Lilia Levy)
• Monitoring of wheat and triticale genotypes adapted to low-input and organic production and mixtures - 2006-05-02 (David Schneider)
• Mycorrhizal response and nutrient uptake of old, new and organically bred winter wheat cultivars in low input systems - 2007-03-06 (Isabell Hildermann)

cz - Czech Republic:

• Barley resources resistant to biotrophic diseases versus evolutionary potential of respective pathogens (Antonin Dreiseitl)
• Optimisation of sustainability factors of crop production based on the development of genetic and breeding, diagnostic and decision-making methods (Karel Klem)
• Detection and development of new sources of resistance to fungal and viral diseases in wheat (Vaclav Sip)
• Breeding wheat and barley for resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) infection and mycotoxin accumulation in grain (Jana Chrpova)
• Evaluation of varieties of genus Triticum L. for organic farming 2008-02-07 (Petr Konvalina)

de - Germany:

• Criteria for breeding cereals under organic farming (Karl-Josef Mueller)
• Variety and field trials under organic conditions (Werner Vogt-Kaute)
• Disease severity in and baking quality of winter wheat cultivar mixtures in organic farming under variable nutrient management (Maria Finckh)
• Reducing alcaloids in the food chain by genetic improvement of ergot resistance in rye for organic farming - 2004-10-07 (Thomas Miedaner)
• Consideration of interplot interference in design and analysis of variety trials - 2004-10-08 (Andreas Büchse)
• Breeding einkorn (Triticum monococcum) for organic farming - 2004-10-08 (Sabine von Witzke-Ehbrecht)
• Triticale with improved nitrogen-use efficiency for organic farming - 2004-10-19 (Elisabeth Thiemt)
• Control of seed-borne diseases: Strategies for organic farming - 2004-11-23 (K.-P. Wilbois)
• Development of cereal production systems in living mulches using annual legume species - 2005-06-25 (Jörg Peter Baresel)
• Testing different types of rye varieties for their resistance to ergot (Claviceps purpurea) - 2005-06-25 (Bernd Rodemann)

dk - Denmark:

• Testing of Cereals for Danish National List (Jakob Willas Jensen)
• Analysis and modelling of plant-plant interactions in cereal varieties for organic farming (Jacob Weiner)
• Breeding - barley and wheat (Ole Andersen)
• Characteristics of spring barley varieties for organic farming - 2006-05-23 (Hanne Østergård)
• Meta-analysis of variety mixtures in cereals - 2006-05-23 (Lars Kiær)
• Utilisation of heritage cereals in organic and low-input farming - 2006-06-22 (Per Grupe)
• Statistical methods and genotype by environment interactions - 2006-07-14 (Kristian Kristensen)

es - Spain:

• Resistance against leaf rust in durum wheat - 2004-11-15 (Josefina Sillero)
• Introgression of resistance against Puccinia triticina and Mycosphaerella graminicola into elite durum wheats adapted to Andalusian conditions - 2004-11-15 (Diego Rubiales)
• Varietal choice and cereal management in organic farming conditions in Andalusia - 2004-11-25, updated 2006-11-03 (Fernando Martinez)

fi - Finland

• Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) (Susanna Muurinen)
• Management improvements of WUE and NUE of Mediterranean strategic crops (wheat and barley) (WatNitMED) (Ari Rajala)
• Increased biodiversity in crop production with special plants: plant-soil interactions and rhizosphere microbiology (Ansa Palojärvi)
• Durable disease resistance in barley - 2004-10-19 (Marja Jalli)

fr - France

• Variety research in winter wheat and triticale for organic farming systems (Bernard Rolland)
• Breeding and management of durum wheat cultivars innovations for territorialized organic agriculture (Dominique Desclaux)
• Variety research in winter wheat and triticale for organic farming systems (Olivier Gard)
• Analyses of results from a wheat cultivar mixture network conducted with farmers and a miller (Claude Pope)
• Studying evolution and adaptation of bread wheat populations and Early-stage breeding for mixing ability (Isabelle Goldringer)
• Selection of plant varieties for better compatibility with plant-beneficial root-colonizing microbes and effect of microbial inoculants (Yvan Moënne-Loccoz)
• Coordination of a network of cereal variety trials in organic agriculture (Laurence Fontaine)
• Statistical analysis of multi-environment trials (François Piraux)
• Adapted VCU-testing to evaluate varieties of cereals in low-input system - 2005-04-21: New contact person (Philippe Le Coënt)
• Modeling the spread of airborne fungal diseases on various spatial scales (Ivan Sache)
• Baking qualities of wheat varieties in organic agriculture - 2005-01-17 (Irène Félix)

gr - Greece

• Evaluation and improvement of wheat for low input systems through the development of a unified methodology based on precision whole-plant phenotyping - 2005-10-06 (Dionysia A. Fasoula)
• Estimating diversity in durum wheat and barley landraces - 2007-02-16 (Penelope Bebeli)
• Organic breeding for developing lines in barley and oat - 2007-02-22 (Konstantinos Bladenopoulos)
• Evaluation of wheat landraces under biological cultivation in comparison with commercial varieties in multi-location comparative trials and introgression with them - 2007-02-22 (Metaxia Koutsika-Sotiriou)
• Collection, Characterization and Evaluation of wheat landraces growing under low input conditions - 2007-05-22 (Mavromatis Athanasios)

hu - Hungary

• Breeding of different small grain cereals for organic production - 2005-07-01 (Géza Kovács)

ie - Ireland

• Novel tools for developing Fusarium resistant and toxin free wheat for Europe (Mike Cooke)
• An assessment of the potential of cultivar mixtures under conventional and organic management systems in Ireland - 2004-11-15 (Richard Hackett)

il - Israel

• Diversity of Plant Pathogen Populations and their Hosts: Mathematical Methods and Computational Tools for the Analysis of Virulence and Resistance Data - 2006-02-14 (Evsey Kosman)
• Conservation, Breeding, Quality Testing and Marketing Ancient Wheats for Organic and Low-Input Agriculture - 2006-06-30 (Eli Rogosa)

is - Iceland

• Variety mixtures of barley - 2005-06-25 (Ingvar Björnsson)

it - Italy

• Barley breeding for Pyrenophora graminea and abiotic stress resistance (cold and drought): from conventional to molecular assisted selection (MAS) for the development of a healty crop (Antonio Michele Stanca)
• Drought tolerant barley for organic farming (Nicola Pecchioni)
• Characteristics and competitive interactions among durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) varieties and weeds for highly sustainable systems - updated 2004-10-07 (Roberto Paolini)
• Improving crop husbandry and yield quality of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) in highly sustainable cropping systems - 2004-10-07 (Fabio Faustini)
• Evaluation of durum wheat varieties for organic farming systems - 2004-10-18 (Gaetano Amato)
• Integration of low-input agricultural systems for durum wheat safety and quality - 2004-10-19 (Natale Di Fonzo)
• Analysis of the genome of durum wheat for the identification of useful genes to improve tolerance to drought and salt stress - 2004-10-19 (Anna Maria Mastrangelo)
• Improving organic cereal breeding by taking into consideration the ability of plants to exploit indigenous Probiotic Microorganisms - 2007-01-31 (Marco Bosco)

lt - Lithuania

• Selection of cereal crops varieties and breeding lines more suitable for organic farming - 2006-06-29 (Algė Leistrumaitė)

lv - Latvia

• Creating of well adapted crop varieties and their maintenance breeding by using traditional and biotechnological methods I - 2005-01-13 (Linda Legzdina)
• Creating of well adapted crop varieties and their maintenance breeding by using traditional and biotechnological methods II - New contact person 2005-02-10 (Mara Bleidere)
• Creating of well adapted crop varieties and their maintenance breeding by using traditional and biotechnological methods III - 2005-01-13 (Dace Grauda)
• Detection of adaptive genes and their mapping by means of molecular markers in barley varieties of the different origin - 2005-01-13 (Isaak Rashal)
• State variety testing: trials for organic farming - 2005-01-13 (Vija Strazdina)
• Elaboration of a yield-quality low-input leadership model for cereal cultivation in Latvia - 2005-02-10 (Livija Zarina)
• Detection of adaptive genes and their mapping by means of molecular markers in barley varieties of different origin - 2005-12-31 (Tatjana Sjakste)
• Breeding strategies for robust barley varieties adapted to Latvian organic farming conditions - 2006-04-03 (Aina Kokare)

mk - Macedonia

• Breeding winter wheat lines and varieties for organic farming system (Milisav Ivanovski)
• Suitable varieties of winter wheat for organic cropping system (Ljupco Mihajlov)
• Quality characteristics of suitable varieties and lines of the winter wheat (Dane Bosev)
• Identification and characterization of diseases (Saso Mitrev)
• Winter wheat variety mixtures for organic farming systems (Goce Vasilevski)
• Weed control in organic farming - New version 2006-10-23 (Mirko Mihajlovski)

nl - Holland

• Selection Criteria for N-efficient Barley Cultivars Suitable for Organic Agriculture - 2004-10-18 (Aad J. Termorshuizen)
• Comparing organic and conventional Value for Cultivation and Use research for spring wheat - 2004-11-25 (Aart Osman)
• Improving resistance of spring wheat against Fusarium spp and DON production - 2005-02-24 (Olga Scholten)
• Biodiversity development in cereal based Semi-Natural agro-eco Systems - 2006-04-03 (Eveline Stilma)

no - Norway

• Effect of mixing barley genotypes on weed competition, disease resistance and yield stability (Lars Reitan) (490 kB)
• Phenotypical characteristics of barley varieties included in mixtures compared in field trials - 2006-06-09 (Anne-Kristin Løes)

pl - Poland

• Statistical methods and software for studying the genotype by environment interactions - Updated 2007-03-22 (Paweł Krajewski)
• Creation of prebreeding material of winter wheat resistant to powdery mildew, brown rust, yellow rust and with high quality (Henryk J. Czembor)
• Evaluation of pathogenicity of major pathogens of barley and protection of barley using genetic resistance (Jerzy H. Czembor)
• The use of molecular markers in research for developing wheat of high economic value resistant to Stagonospora nodorum i Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici (Paweł Cz. Czembor)
• Developing breeding lines of wheat and hexaploid triticale with reduced height and elevated resistance to Stagonospora nodorum blotch (Edward Arseniuk)
• Breeding cereals tolerant to aluminium toxicity (Andrzej Anioł)
• Testing of cereal species (wheat, barley, triticale) varieties for VCU for registration purposes and their recommendation (Edward S. Gacek)
• The potential of winter barley cultivar mixtures for major disease reduction in combination with limited and no use of fungicides (Anna Tratwal)
• Winter wheat allelopathy from molecule to organic agriculture ecosystems - 2005-12-20, updated 2008-01-03 (Helena Gawronska)
• Statistical support of selection on earaly stages of cereal breeding - 2006-07-14 (Wiesław Pilarczyk)
• Studies on pink snow-mould (Microdochium nivale) resistance in triticale (xTriticosecale): search for molecular markers of resistance to breed for low input agriculture - 2006-09-08 (Maria Wedzony)

pt - Portugal

• Variety research in madeiran wheat cultivars for sustainable and organic farming systems - 2006-05-05 (Miguel Ângelo A. Pinheiro de Carvalho)
• Identification local wheat varieties, using morphologic traits and seeds storage - 2006-05-05 (Teresa Maria Marques dos Santos)
• Development of participatory plant breeding on traditional landraces for sustainable farming systems in Portugal - 2007-06-26 (Carlota Vaz Patto)

se - Sweden

• Efficient use of DNA markers for improved development of healthy plants - updated 2006-06-28 (Stine Tuvesson)
• Selection of genotypes with high N-use efficiency, weed competition and allelopathy in breeding material of spring wheat, winter wheat and barley for organic and low-input farming. - changed 2006-06-28 (Nils-Ove Bertholdsson)
• Isolation and Identification of Weed Suppressing Factors Secreted by Barley (Ulla Didon)
• Variety testing for cereals in organic agriculture in Sweden (a) and improvement of systems for organic cereals in Northern areas (b) (Lars Ericson)
• Organically and low-input grown wheat: Relationship between nitrogen availability and mineralisation and protein quality for bread, pasta and biodegradable plastic production - 2005-04-13 (Eva Johansson)
• Characteristics of oat genotypes with reference to crown rust resistance and weed competitive ability, traits of importance in low-input farming - 2005-05-21 (Birgitta Mannerstedt Fogelfors)

sk - Slovak Republic

• Identification, evaluation, and improvement of wheat and barley for low-input systems (Ján Kraic)
• Prevalence and harmfulness contaminants of phytopathogens (Jozef Gubiš)

tr - Turkey

• Agromophlogical, Biochemical and Molecular Characterization and Evaluation of Barley Germplasm and Use of Some Promising Populations in Barley Breeding Under Rainfed Conditions of Turkey - 2006-12-23 (Taner Akar)

uk - United Kingdom:

• Generating and Evaluating a Novel genetic Resource in Wheat in Diverse Environments New revision 2006-05-02 (Hannah Jones)
• Weed control in organic farming (WECOF) (Ken Davies)
• Demonstrating the potential of wheat varietal mixtures for grain distilling (Stuart Swanston)
• Exploiting genetic diversity in cereal production (Bill Spoor)
• Epidemiology of barley disease complexes (Neil McRoberts)
• Quantifying the role of environmental perturbation and plant genotypes in creating resilient and sustainable agroecosystems (Paul Hallett)
• Towards a sustainable whole-farm approach to the control of Ergot (Rosemary Bayles)
• Defining stability of host-pathogen dynamics of fungal leaf blights in heterogeneous barley and other graminaceous canopy structures (Adrian C Newton)
• Utilising diversity in plant and crop structure to sustain plant health in barley production - 2005-01-17 (Steve Hoad)
• Management of diseases and weeds of cereal crops grown under organic conditions - 2005-02-28 (Peter Mercer)
• The role of plant roots in preventing nitrate leaching from agricultural systems - 2005-05-21 (John Baddeley)
• Statistics, Knowledge Mining and Meta Analysis - 2006-07-18 (John Law)

Last revision: 2008-02-07.

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