List of funded projects First ERA-CAPS call

Title (Acronym)

Project leader

Participating countries

Identifying and exploiting genetic variation controlling seed yield and quality in oilseed crops (ABCEED)

Michael W. Bevan
John Innes Centre, Norwich

DE, FR, UK

BARLEY-NAM: Locating exotic genes that control agronomic traits under stress in a wild barley nested association mapping (NAM) population (BARLEY-NAM)

Klaus Pillen
University of Halle

DE, IL, UK

Biosynthesis, transport and exudation of 1,4-benzoxazin-3-ones as determinants of plant biotic interactions (BENZEX)

Matthias Erb
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena

DE, DK, UK, US

Delineating the crossover control networks in plants (DeCOP)

Peter Schlögelhofer
University of Vienna

AT, DE, UK

Functional characterisation and validation of nonhost components in Triticeae species for durable resistance against fungal diseases (DURESTrit)

Patrick Schweizer
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben

DE, NL, UK, US

European Plant Embryology Consortium (EURO-PEC)

Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University

AT, DE, NL

Evolution of genomes: Structure-function relationships in the polyploid crop species Brassica napus (Evo-Genapus)

Ian Bancroft
University of York

DE, FR, UK

Plasticity of flowering time in response to environmental signals in Arabidopsis thaliana (FLOWPLAST)

Markus Schmid
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen

DE, NL, PL, UK

Homeostasis of Isoprenoids in Plants: understanding compartmentalization, flux and transport of isoprenoids in glandular trichomes for non-crop and crop species (H.I.P.)

Alain Tissier
Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle

BE, DE, IL, NL

Future-proofing potato: Mechanisms and markers for global-warming tolerant ideotypes (HotSol)

Uwe Sonnewald
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

DE, E, NL, UK

The role of the N-end rule pathway in controlling plant response to the environment (N-vironment)

Michael Holdsworth
University of Nottingham

AT, DE, IT, UK

Plant Endoplasmic Reticulum Architecture and Seed Productivity  (PER ASPERA)

Lorenzo Frigerio
University of Warwick

AT, FR, UK

Plant root diffusional barriers: genesis and implications for nutrient efficiency and stress tolerance (RootBarriers)

David E. Salt
University of Aberdeen

DE, DK, FR, NL, UK

Dimorphic fruits, seeds and seedlings as adaptation mechanisms to abiotic stress in unpredictable environments (SeedAdapt)

Gerhard Leubner
Royal Holloway, University of London

AT, DE, NL, UK