The objective of FRUITBREEDOMICS is to improve the efficiency of fruit breeding (apple and peach but many tools will also benefit to other species of the Rosaceae family) by bridging the gap between scientific genetics research and application in breeding. FruitBreedomics will: - provide molecular and bioinformatics breeding tools to improve selection efficiency, - provide superior pre-breeding material to meet grower and consumer demands for healthy cultivars of high quality that can be used in future breeding programmes. The consortium is composed of 24 partners: 18 research institutes from Europe and Israel, South Africa, New Zealand and China and 6 small medium enterprises. The UE funding amounts a total of 6 M€ but the resources mobilized will be a total of 10 M€. The project will last 4.5 years starting 1st March 2011.
FruitBreedomics and Eufrin joint meeting
Final program of the FruitBreedomics Stakeholder day and EUFRIN WG on variety testing open session joint meeting to be held in Lleida (Spain) on the 20th of February 2013.
2nd Annual meeting, Lleida (Spain) 19th to 22nd February 2013
The 2nd Annual meeting of the project will be held in Lleida (Spain) from 19th to 22nd of February 2013. The Stakeholder day will be organized jointly with EUFRIN Working Group 'Apple and Pear Variety Evaluation on the 20th of February'
