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EU-RUSSIA SYMPOSIUM on ST CO-OPERATION in
BIOTECHNOLOGY and EU-RUSSIA PARTNERING EVENT in
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Agrobiotechnology Plant Genomics and Grain
Legume Crops. Prof. Noel Ellis, John Innes
Centre, Norwich, UK. on behalf of the FP6 Grain
Legumes Consortium
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www.eugrainlegumes.org
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
1. The problem 2. The approach 3. The
partnership 4. The outputs 5. Potential
interactions
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
legumes as a proportion of arable agriculture
N S America Asia
EU
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Plant proteins in the EU
Production
Use
deficit
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protein Mt
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Source UNIP
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
The protein (and Nitrogen) economy of the EU is
considerably out of balance. A substantial
increase in legume protein production in the EU
can redress agricultural imbalance and meet a
large extant demand without a major impact on
trade. To increase legume protein production we
need to address the current constraints on their
production and use.
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
1. The problem 2. The approach 3. The
partnership 4. The outputs 5. Potential
interactions
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
Objective To define the impact and potential
of improved grain legumes on optimised animal
feed and human food.
Objective To understand the factors affecting
grain legume seed quality and use.
Objective To develop genomic and post- genomic
tools needed to improve and sustain grain
legume seed quality and supply.
Objective To coordinate and integrate grain
legume research, to provide training in
emerging technological approaches, to
disseminate results, and transfer technology to
industry
Module 1 To identify optimal parameters for
legumes in feed quality and safety
Module 2 To use legumes to develop healthy
and sustainable Agriculture
Module 3 To investigate Variation in grain
legume seed Composition
Module 4 To identify the factors affecting
grain legume seed composition
Module 5 To develop new genetic genomic
tools for grain legume improvement
Module 6 To develop new bioinformatic tools
needed to improve grain legume seed quality
Module 7 To provide coordination training
in grain legume research
Module 8 To disseminate knowledge transfer
technology
WP7.1
WP8.1
WP6.1
WP5.1
WP2.1
WP1.1
WP4.1
WP3.1
Lower Input
Environmental
Systems
Grain Legumes in
Coordination
Dissemination
Bioinformatics
Sequencing
Farming
Effects on Seed
approaches to
Feed
Quality
seed composition
WP7.2
WP8.2
WP5.2
WP2.2
WP1.2
WP4.2
WP3.2
Economic
Feed Processing
Novel approaches
Pathogen Effects
Training
Transfer
Mutagenesis
environmental
Nutritional value
to alter seed
on Seed Quality
analysis
composition
WP5.3
WP4.3
Expression Profiling
Plant Architecture
WP5.4
WP4.4
Carbon/nitrogen
Crop Compar. Genomics
allocation seed
quality
Agronomy end use
Genetics genomic tools
Trait biology
Integration
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Distribution of funding 14.4 M over 48 months
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Objective To define the impact and potential
of improved grain legumes on optimised animal
feed and human food.
WP 1.1 Potential and behaviour of processed
products of legume seeds. Udo Knauf ,
Fraunhofer IVV, D
Module 1 To identify optimal parameters for
legumes in feed quality and safety
Module 2 To use legumes to develop healthy
and sustainable Agriculture
WP 1.2 Intestinal microflora, gut health and
nutritional value in animals. Alfons Jansman, ID
Lelystad BV, NL
WP2.1
WP1.1
Lower Input
Grain Legumes in
Farming
WP 2.1 Agronomic considerations of grain legumes
in agriculture. ES Jensen, Risø, DK
Feed
WP2.2
WP1.2
Economic
Feed Processing
environmental
Nutritional value
analysis
WP 2.2 Economic considerations of grain legumes
in agriculture,including Life Cycle Analysis. T
Nemecek, FAL, CH
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Objective To understand the factors affecting
grain legume seed quality and use.
WP 3.1 High throughput approaches to
characterise protein metabolite amounts
composition R Thompson, INRA Dijon, F
Impact of growth constraints WP 4.1 Abiotic
stress Martin Crespi, CNRS Gif sur Yvette, F WP
4.2 Biotic stress Diego Rubiales, CSIC, Córdoba,
E WP 4.3 Plant Architecture Francisco Madueño,
CSIC Valencia, E Catherine Rameau, INRA
Versailles, F
Module 3 To investigate Variation in grain
legume seed Composition
Module 4 To identify the factors affecting
grain legume seed composition
WP4.1
WP3.1
Environmental
Systems
Effects on Seed
approaches to
Quality
seed composition
WP4.2
WP3.2
WP 3.2 Gene and allele discovery, including QTL
approaches. C Domoney, JIC, UK
Novel approaches
Pathogen Effects
to alter seed
on Seed Quality
composition
WP 4.4 Control of flux from primary assimilation
to seed filling. Christophe Salon, INRA Dijon, F
WP4.3
Plant Architecture
WP4.4
Carbon/nitrogen
allocation seed
quality
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M 5 Genomic tools J Denarié, INRA Toulouse, F WP
5.1 Genome sequencing Giles Oldroyd, JIC,
Norwich, UK WP 5.2 Mutagenesis Adam Kondorosi,
CNRS Gif sur Yvette, F WP 5.3 Expression
profiling Helge Kuester, Bielefeld, D WP 5.4
Crop Comparative Genomics György Kiss, Inst.
Genetics, BRC Szeged Gödöllo, Hu Medicago
truncatula, Lotus japonicus, pea, chickpea, faba
bean, bean, lentil, lupin, Phaseolus and clover
WP 6.1 Bioinformatics Klaus Mayer, MIPS, Munich,
D Sequence annotation, transcriptomic tools,
comparative genomics, gemplasm analysis
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
Objective To coordinate and integrate grain
legume research, to provide training in
emerging technological approaches, to
disseminate results, and transfer technology to
industry
WP 7.1 Coordination Noel Ellis, JIC, UK
Module 7 To provide coordination training
in grain legume research
Module 8 To disseminate knowledge transfer
technology
WP 7.2 Short term fellowships training
workshops Ton Bisseling, WAU, Wageningen, NL
WP7.1
WP8.1
Coordination
Dissemination
WP 8.1 Dissemination of Knowledge. A Schneider,
AEP, Paris, F
WP7.2
WP8.2
Training
Transfer
WP 8.2 Transfer and Exploitation of Results C
Golstein, TTP, GLIP
M 8 F Muel, UNIP, F
Integration
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Dissemination transfer
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genetics Genomics
Crop performance
Seed composition
Genetics
Production
Use
Coordination training
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14.4 M award over 48 months 24.8 M
total costs
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Distribution of funding by species
chickpea
lentil
clover
Phaseolus
lupin
faba bean
Medicago truncatula
pea
Lotus japonicus
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
1. The problem 2. The approach 3. The
partnership 4. The outputs 5. Potential
interactions
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
50 Partners 60 labs, 8 SMEs 17 Countries 10
EU 2 EEA ( CH) 3 New Member
States 1 Third country
14.4 M award over 48 months 24.8 M total costs
50 budget 10 partners
Participating Laboratory Laboratory
collaborating, or mentioned in the Technical
Annexe
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Number of participants by Country
3 New Member States
2 EEA
1 Third country
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1. The problem 2. The approach 3. The
partnership 4. The outputs 5. Potential
interactions
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Comprehensive description of Grain Legume seed
components their variability and impact
Realistic assessment of the impact and use of
Grain Legumes in animal feed
Identification of genetic resources to counter
the main constraints in Grain Legume production
Definition of the use of Grain Legumes in
crop rotations for sustainable agriculture
Life cycle assesment
Integrated bioinformatics tools for Grain
Legume genetics and genomics
Genome sequence to anchor Grain Legume genetic
maps. Mutant populations and genomic tools for
systematic post genomics
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project
1. The problem 2. The approach 3. The
partnership 4. The outputs 5. Potential
interactions
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Grain Legumes Integrated Project WP 7.2 Training
Mobility within the IP External connections of
the IP (including TTP) 18 short term
fellowships per year see www.eugrainlegumes.org
for application detaills
A workshop on bioinformatics (for breeders and
young scientists) will be organised in months
the 12-18 A course on the model legume Medicago
truncatula is scheduled in the second year
(month 13 to 18). An Ascochyta workshop.
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• 1 Lens culinaris (macrosperma)
• 2 Lotus japonicus (Gifu)
• Vicia narbonensis
• 4 Lupinus mutabilis
• 5 Cicer arieteneum (Kabuli)
• 6 Phaseolus vulgaris
• 7 Pisum sativum (rr)
• 8 Lens culinaris (microsperma)
• Medicago truncatula
• (R108Tnt1)
• 10 Vicia faba
• 11 Cicer arieteneum (Desi)
• 12 Pisum sativum (RR)
• Background
• faded pea standard petal (arar)

Thanks to Mike Ambrose, Andrew Davies, Julie
Hofer, Trevor Wang