For obtaining cork oak varieties with high cork production and drought tolerance in Cadiz, Extremadura and Madrid
- Type Grupo operativo
- Status Filled
- Execution 2019 -2021
- Assigned Budget 315.375,23 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía; Extremadura; Madrid, Comunidad de
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/projects/development-selected-varieties-cor…
Description
QUERCUS SELECCIÓN promotes the selection of cork oaks that have survived drought hotspots and are good cork producers in order to clone them by somatic embryogenesis and, after testing their resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi, propagate them on a commercial scale to establish them in affected plots in Cádiz, Extremadura and Madrid.
Objectives
- Study of areas of Extremadura and Cadiz affected by drought and selection of more tolerant trees in the best cork producing areas.
- Cloning of cork oaks selected for the capture of genetic material through somatic embryogenesis and its conservation in clonal banks.
- Transfer of techniques and materials for commercial development by producing nurseries.
- Dissemination of the project's technique and results to the sector.
- Establishment of plots with the obtained varieties.
Results
- Obtaining an updated GIS database of drought hotspots and selected trees in Cádiz and Extremadura.
- Obtaining 40 specimens per selected variety, determining an early detection system for resistance and establishing clonal banks in Madrid, Extremadura and Cádiz of the varieties selected for their conservation.
- Transfer of 100 embryos per variety to the producing nursery for commercial-scale development.
- Conferences to disseminate the project's objectives and results in Mérida and Cádiz.
- Establishment of plantations with material obtained from plots in La Almoraima and by owners selected by ASAJA.
Contact information
alvaro@asaja.com
Coordinators
- Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores (ASAJA)
- Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDRA)
- Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores de Cádiz (ASAJA Cádiz)
- Montarsa Medioambiente S.L.U.
- Asociación La Veguilla
- La Almoraima
Beneficiaries
- Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores (ASAJA)
- Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDRA)
- Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores de Cádiz (ASAJA Cádiz)
- Montarsa Medioambiente S.L.U.
- Asociación La Veguilla
- La Almoraima
Outsourced
- Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX)
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