Projekt ECOBREED

The ECOBREED project (Increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of organic crop breeding, Grant agreement 771367) will during the 5-years duration develop (a) methods, strategies and infrastructures for organic breeding, (b) varieties with improved stress resistance, resource use efficiency and quality and (c) improved methods for the production of high quality organic seed. Activities will focus on four crop species i.e. wheat (Triticum aestivum L. and T. durum Desf.), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), soybean (Glycine max (L). Merr), and common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.).The project is coordinated by Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and carried out in collaboration with 24 partner organisations representing 15 countries: AT, CN, CZ, DE, ES, GR, HU, IT, PL, RO, RS, SI, SK, UK and USA. From the Slovak Republic the National Agricultural and Research Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production in Piešťany and Biomila Ltd. Rudník are involved in the project.