Project activities will investigate:
- chocolate spot disease as an important biotic stress;
- drought as an important abiotic stress;
- early maturity as an important adaptation factor.
Within each of those factors (chocolate spot disease, drought resistance, earliness of flowering and maturity) there are a series of specific activities planned that are divided into two themes:
1. Plants adapted to the future conditions of the Nordic and Baltic countries.
2. Greater local and regional protein production for food and feed.
The Project plans to improve the adaptation of the bean as a protein crop to future conditions in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Both biotic and abiotic stresses and the root zone are dealt with. Better germplasm provides the basis for improved cultivars. Development of disease risk models and decision support systems with agrotechnical practices and decision support tools are engaged in.
The project will lead to improved faba bean lines and knowledge that can lead to higher and more stable protein yields in our challenging environment, increasing regional protein security and decreasing the pressure for land-use change in soybean-producing countries.
Project information
The project is financed by NordForsk, the organizaion under the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Eligible period: 01.01.2023–31.12.2026
Total budget: 9 808 389 €, METK’s budget: 99 320 €
The coordinator of the project is University of Helsinki. There are three partners from EU countries and two from Norway participating in the project.
Project Manager:
Ilmar Tamm
Senior Researcher
[email protected]
