Why INPLANTOMICS ?
In the context of climate change, omics offer great potential for devising solutions for the future and for sustainable agriculture
In developed Countries
In Tunisia
- Unstructured use of omics and no customized plant technology platforms
- The USF has > 200 researchers/18 research groups in plant science and agrifood sector
- No strong scientific knowledge of omics among researchers constitutes a major barrier to the development of sustainable and resilient agricultural systems
INPLANTOMICS SUMMARY
NEEDS
- Strong scientific knowledge in plantomics technologies
- Implementation of a plant technology platform for sustainable and resilient agro-systems
TARGET
GROUPS
- Scientific community at USF and North Africa
- Farmers, growers and agri-food producers
- Other stakeholders (sustainable agriculture and healthy food)
RESULTS
- Skilled USF researchers in omics tools for increasing crop production, and promoting healthy/pathogen-free agro-products
- Promote research excellence in plant science as EU partners
- Creation of a national agri-food network
IMPACT
- Sustainable crop production for food security and quality with optimal use of natural resources
- Reduce agricultural costs, increasing income
- Raise society's awareness on sustainable crop production & healthy nutrition
PROJECT PARTNERS
PROJECT LEADERS
His main research interest is improving stress resilience of cereal crops moez.hanin@isbs.usf.tn
His main expertise is plant tissue culture and plant sanitation.
Stefaan.Werbrouck@UGent.be
Head of the Plant Biotechnology Group with main interest in DNA repair in the plant response to abiotic stress, molecular profiling of seed quality.
alma.balestrazzi@unipv.it
k.mayer@helmholtz-muenchen.de
ADVISORY BOARD
Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular
Plant Biology. Vienna, Austria
Laboratory Norwich, UK
for Genomics and Bioinformatics,
Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy