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Federal Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research EAER
Agroscope
Feb. 11, 2014
Welcome to the FruitBreedomics Stakeholder Day
Robert Baur
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Agroscope Visiongood food / healthy environment
Research for a sustainable agri-food sector and an intact environment.
Agroscope makes an important contribution for a sustainable agri-food sector and an intact environment, and hence for an improved quality of life.
Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence for agricultural research
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J.-P. Mayor
Agroscope Organisation Chart
D. Guidon H.-P. Bachmann P. Steffen C. Grivel Niklaus
Head of AgroscopeM. Gysi
Corporate ResearchP. Steffen
Corporate CommunicationJ.-P. Mayor
Institute for Plant Production Sciences
IPS
Institute for Livestock Sciences
ILS
Institute for Food
SciencesIFS
Institute for Sustainability
SciencesISS
Resources UnitRU
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Agroscope’s Sites
TänikonReckenholz
Wädenswil
Liebefeld
PosieuxAvenches
Changins
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The contribution of breeding togood food / healthy environment
• Quality is the key for consumption consumer orientation continuous supply fit for the supply chain economy of the fruit sector
• Sustainability depends on variety adapted to local conditions adapted to agricultural
practise Resistant, tolerant …
to diseases, pests, …
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Breeding -why we need new tools
improve knowledge on mechanisms
become faster
improve breeding efficiency
combine breeding targets
breed more sustainable
… «bridge the existing gap between molecular genetic research and breeding”
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No success without collaboration !Our history of contributing to multilateral apple breeding projects
94-96 EAGMAPEuropean Apple Genome Mapping Projectcoord. G. King, UK
98-01 DAREDurable Apple Resistance in Europecoord. Y. Lespinasse, F
03-07 HIDRASHigh Quality Disease Resistant apples for a sustainabale agriculturecoord. L. Gianfranceschi, I
11-15 FRUITBREEDOMICS apple and peachcoord. F. Laurens, F
HIDRAS meeting 2004 at ETHZ
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Agroscope good food, healthy environment
Enjoy a fruitfulevent