SUNYFUEL : Improving sunflower yield and quality for biofuel production by genomics and genetics

Due to its global adaptation to a wide range of southern European, water-scarce environments as well as to the introduction by breeding of a quality trait being required for biofuel production (“high oleic” type), the sunflower crop is able to take an increasing place among the environmentally safe crops dedicated to the production of raw material for the “first generation” biofuels.

This project will jointly valorise already existing genomic tools available within the international community, and wild and cultivated genetic resources of the Helianthus genus, with the aim of identifying genetic polymorphism for key genes involved in tolerance to abiotic stresses, as a target for yield improvement, and for the optimisation of harvest quality for biofuel production.

The methodological approaches will be based on association studies involving several core collections, the identification of new candidate genes from the analysis and modelling of interactions between gene expression levels and agronomic parameters describing the environmental stresses, fine mapping of QTLs already identified in previous studies, and the validation and polymorphism inventory of modifiers involved in the genetic control of oleic acid content of the oil.

Projet ANR - Réseau de Génomique Végétale - Génoplante 2010

Project coordinator :

Dr.Patrick Vincourt
LIPM (UMR 441-2594 INRA-CNRS)
BP 52627
Chemin de Borde Rouge - Auzeville
31326 Castanet Tolosan
patrick.vincourt@toulouse.inra.fr

Links :

http://lipm-helianthus.toulouse.inra.fr/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
http://www.heliagene.org/
http://www.heliagene.org/cgi/heliagene.cgi?__wb_session=WB12046189474944&__wb_main_menu=Collections&__wb_function=Collections

CNRGV's implications :

Responsible : Arnaud Bellec

- Construction of a Sunflower BAC library

Partners :

Laboratoire “ Interactions Plantes Microorganismes”, UMR 441-2594(INRA-CNRS)

INRA-CNRS
31326 CASTANET TOLOSAN
Managing Director : Pascal GAMAS
Scientist in charge of the project : Patrick VINCOURT

UMR 1095 “ Amélioration et Santé des Plantes ”

INRA – Université Blaise Pascal
63100 CLERMONT-FERRAND
Managing Director  : Gilles CHARMET
Scientist in charge of the project  : Felicity VEAR

UMR 1097 DIA-PC “ Diversité et évolution des Plantes Cultivées ”
INRA-IRD-Montpellier Sup Agro-Univ. Montpellier II
34060 MONTPELLIER
Managing Director  : Serge HAMON
Scientist in charge of the project  : André BERVILLE

UMR1248 Agrosystèmes et développement territorial AGIR
INRA-INPT/ENSAT
31326 CASTANET TOLOSAN
Managing Director  : Michel DURU
Scientist in charge of the project  : Philippe GRIEU

UMR1165 Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale URGV
INRA – CNRS
91057 EVRY Cedex
Managing Director  : Michel CABOCHE
Scientist in charge of the project  : Jean-Pierre RENOU

UR 1258 Centre National de Ressources Génomiques Végétales
CNRGV -INRA
31326 CASTANET TOLOSAN
Managing Director / Scientist in charge of the project : Helène BERGES

UR INRA 1279 “ Etude du polymorphisme des génomes végétaux ”
INRA
91 030 EVRY
Managing Director /   Scientist in charge of the project : Dominique BRUNEL

UR875 Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle
BIA -INRA
31326 CASTANET TOLOSAN
Managing Director : Roger MARTIN-CLOUAIRE
Scientist in charge of the project : Brigitte MANGIN