Objective Perennial grasses, which once established can be harvested and re-grow annually for many decades, have a number of other beneficial characteristics which suit them as biomass crops. These include high resource use efficiency, high productivity, good environmental qualities and a wide range of end uses. Environmental benefits include high rates of soil carbon sequestration, enhanced biodiversity and soil stabilisation. Furthermore, perennial grasses naturally colonise marginal areas of land which often impose severe restrictions on the growth of vegetation. Marginal land is defined as land of poor quality for agriculture and which yields poor returns for the farmer. The aim of this project is to identify, characterize and develop novel varieties of C3 grasses (Dactylis glomerata, Festuca arundinacea and Phalaris arundinacea) and the C4 genus Miscanthus that show high and stable productivity and require the minimum of additional inputs when grown on different forms of marginal land. In broad terms the work will contribute to overcoming specific bottlenecks along the whole perennial grass-based production chain. In particular it will use modelling to identify the optimal characteristics and geographical distribution of perennial grasses of potential use for biomass production, undertake pre-breeding of novel varieties, investigate stress tolerance and develop drying characteristics following harvest. The consortium assembled to achieve these outputs consists of 12 partners from eight countries representing Northern, Central and Western Europe and partners from Russia and China and involves three SME partners. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitynatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2011.3.1-02 - Perennial grasses: optimising biomass production – SICA Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2011-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EU contribution € 713 851,00 Address Oak Park R93 Carlow Ireland See on map Region Ireland Southern South-East Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution € 178 048,00 Address COLLEGE GREEN TRINITY COLLEGE D02 CX56 DUBLIN 2 See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 398 978,00 Address ALMAS ALLE 8 750 07 Uppsala See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AARHUS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 478 211,00 Address NORDRE RINGGADE 1 8000 Aarhus C See on map Region Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TINPLANT BIOTECHNIK UND PFLANZENVERMEHRUNG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 370 801,00 Address MAGDEBURGER LANDSTRASSE 33 OT KLEIN WANZLEBEN 39164 WANZLEBEN BOERDE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SHANGHAI INSTITUTES FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES China EU contribution € 124 200,00 Address YUEYANG ROAD 320 200031 Shanghai See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data The Establishment of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia EU contribution € 98 998,00 Address Lavrentyeva 10 630090 Novosibirsk See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KNOWLEDGE NOW LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 318 162,00 Address LYDGATE HOUSE LYDGATE LANE S10 5FH SHEFFIELD See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire Sheffield Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTYTUT GENETYKI ROSLIN POLSKIEJ AKADEMI NAUK Poland EU contribution € 94 160,00 Address UL STRZESZYNSKA 34 60-479 Poznan See on map Region Makroregion północno-zachodni Wielkopolskie Miasto Poznań Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DLF SEEDS AS Denmark EU contribution € 130 103,00 Address NY OSTERGADE 9 4000 Roskilde See on map Region Danmark Sjælland Østsjælland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD United Kingdom EU contribution € 32 311,00 Address FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK S10 2TN Sheffield See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire Sheffield Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE CIRCA GROUP EUROPE LIMITED Ireland EU contribution € 60 800,00 Address PEMBROKE STREET 26 FITZWILLIAM BUSINESS CENTRE D02 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
