New breeding technology for horticultural crops

New plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) aim to overcome traditional breeding limits for fruit tree species, in order to obtain new varieties with improved organoleptic traits and resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, and to maintain fruit quality achieved over centuries by (clonal) selection. Knowledge on the gene(s) controlling a specific trait is essential for the use of NPBTs, such as genome editing and cisgenesis. During the seminar we will present you some research done at the Fondazione Edmund Mach aimed at improving horticultural crop quality.

Il seminario è organizzato nell'ambito dell’attività didattica “Improvement in Crop Production - New plant breeding techniques” del corso di Laurea magistrale in Agrifood Innovation Management