General Information

• Project Title:

  Innovative molecular approaches to poppy breeding aimed at resistance to biotic stresses – from molecular selection markers to new genomic techniques
• Project Title in the Original Language:

  Inovativní molekulární přístupy ke šlechtění máku cílené na rezistenci vůči biotickým stresům - od molekulárních selekčních markerů po nové genomické techniky
• Project No.:

  QL26010336
• Provider:

  MZE - Ministry of Agriculture (MZe)
• Programme:

  QL - Program to support applied research of the Ministry of Agriculture for the period 2024 - 2032, COUNTRY II (2024 - 2032)
• Sub-programme:

  Support for Innovative Agriculture and Forestry through Advanced Practices and Technologies
• Start of the Project:

  January 1^st, 2026
• End of the Project:

  December 31^st, 2030

The Goals of the Solution

• The Goals of the Solution:

  The main objective of the project is to integrate molecular methods into existing breeding programs and to streamline the process of developing new cultivars. The project goals are:

  1. Sequencing of poppy genotypes representing the available range of genetic variability and haplotype calling for GWAS
  2. Precise phenotyping under field and controlled conditions
  3. Association analyses and identification of candidate genes involved in responses to biotic stressors
  4. Differential gene expression analysis and development of molecular markers for effective molecular selection of resistant genotypes 
  5. Amplicon sequencing for low-cost variety identification and traceability
  6. Introduction of gene editing in poppy 
  7. Implementation of the breeding by design approach into breeding
• Keywords:

  poppy breeding; marker-assisted selection; GWAS; biotic stress; resistance breeding; molecular markers; laboratory pathosystems; genome editing; new genomic techniques; amplicon sequencing

Beneficiary

• Beneficiary:

  University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice / Faculty of Agriculture and Technology
• Researcher:

  prof. Ing. Vladislav Čurn, Ph.D.

• Other Researchers:

  Ing. Eva Jozová, Ph.D.
  Ing. Mgr. Ondřej Hejna, Ph.D.
  doc. Ing. Martin Janda, Ph.D.

Other Project Participants

• Other Project Participant:

  Palacký University in Olomouc / Faculty of Science
• Researcher:

  Ing. Radoslav Koprna, Ph.D.

• Other Project Participant:

  Institute of Experimental Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, vvi
• Researcher:

  Mgr. Jan Bartoš, Ph.D.

• Other Project Participant:

  ČESKÝ MÁK, s.r.o.
• Researcher:

  Ing. Martin Bárnet, Ph.D.