Biotechnology application on vegetables in France
Biotechnology application on vegetables in France
Article by Vmnarender
“We have a very difficult challenge facing agriculture, said on his part the Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire. Indeed we must produce more environmentally friendly agricultural surfaces that continue to decline across the globe. I say clearly: we will not succeed without the support of innovation and research. ”
“Producing more and better” Of the fifteen projects submitted since last July, the international jury chaired by Jane Roberts, director of the sequencing center of the United Kingdom, has selected five of which will share a total budget of 33.7 million euros over periods ranging from five and ten years.
Two of them, and Amaizing Breedwheat aim to identify, using techniques of genotyping and phenotyping at very high speed potential of two key plant species, maize and wheat. Driven by the National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA), they aim to “produce more and better,” said Catherine Feuillet, project coordinator Breedwheat. In other words, to develop in a shorter time new lines combining performance and resistance to various stresses (drought, parasites …) that will be placed in a second time at the disposal of seed companies project partners to create commercial varieties. The objective here is to promote sustainable agriculture is to say productive while saving inputs (fertilizers, pesticides).
Always based on genetics, Idealg project, supported by the European University of Brittany is to develop algae cultivation on a large scale in order to provide the pharmaceutical industry or the renewable carbon molecules. It is with the other two projects selected Biorare, piloted by Cemagref and Synthacs focused, again, by INRA, find an alternative to fossil fuels in the field and petrochemical particular.
“Given the stakes, I would have preferred that the money is more important, but I’m not going to be choosy,” says Professor Axel Kahn, a geneticist. “It’s encouraging, but it is very fundamental,” said Prof. Marc Fellous, president of the French Association of plant biotechnology. With regard to wheat and corn, we feel that nobody wanted to get wet on applications. “In fact, at any time, any term angry – GMO or transgenic mutagenesis – have been mentioned …
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