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