1. Federal Department of Economic Affairs,
Education and Research EAER
Agroscope
Welcome to the
FruitBreedomics
Stakeholder Day
Robert Baur
Feb. 11, 2014

2. Agroscope Vision
good food / healthy environment
Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence
for agricultural research
Research for a sustainable agri-food
sector and an intact environment.
Agroscope makes an important
contribution for a sustainable agri-food
sector and an intact environment,
and hence for an improved
quality of life.
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3. Agroscope Organisation Chart
Corporate Research
P. Steffen
Head of Agroscope
M. Gysi
Corporate Communication
J.-P. Mayor
J.-P. Mayor
D. Guidon
H.-P. Bachmann
P. Steffen
C. Grivel Niklaus
Institute for Plant
Production
Sciences
IPS
Institute for
Livestock
Sciences
ILS
Institute for
Food
Sciences
IFS
Institute for
Sustainability
Sciences
ISS
Resources Unit
RU
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4. Agroscope’s Sites
Reckenholz
Tänikon
Wädenswil
Avenches
Liebefeld
Posieux
Changins
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5. The contribution of breeding to
good food / healthy environment
• Quality is the key for consumption
 consumer orientation
 continuous supply
 fit for the supply chain
 economy of the fruit sector
• Sustainability depends on variety
 adapted to local conditions
 adapted to agricultural
practise
 Resistant, tolerant …
to diseases, pests, …
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6. Breeding why we need new tools

improve knowledge
on mechanisms

become faster

improve breeding efficiency

combine breeding targets

breed more sustainable

… «bridge the existing gap between
molecular genetic research and breeding”
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7. No success without collaboration !
Our history of contributing to multilateral
apple breeding projects
94-96 EAGMAP
European Apple Genome Mapping Project
coord. G. King, UK
98-01 DARE
Durable Apple Resistance in Europe
coord. Y. Lespinasse, F
03-07 HIDRAS
High Quality Disease Resistant apples for a
sustainabale agriculture
coord. L. Gianfranceschi, I
HIDRAS meeting 2004 at ETHZ
11-15 FRUITBREEDOMICS apple and peach
coord. F. Laurens, F
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8. Enjoy a
fruitful
event
Agroscope
good food, healthy environment
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