TERTIUS - GENOME-BASED STRATEGIES TO USE THE TERTIARY GENE-POOL FOR BREEDING OF CLIMATE-SMART WHEAT

The overall objective of TERTIUS is to develop wheat prototypes with optimized root system, improved water-use efficiency and good baking quality, which are characterized by stable and high grain yield under drought stress.

Funding Organisation: Federal  Ministry  of  Food  and  Agriculture (BMEL) Germany

PROJECT LEADER: BERND HACKAUF

Institution: Julius Kühn Institute, Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops; Germany