National COST860 Projects - Italy

Below are the present projects listed with contact person indicated in brackets:

• 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)

Last revision: 2007-01-31.

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