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