Researchers in Spain participates in a European project to obtain more nutritious and resistant red fruits for sustainable production

Researchers from the IHSM La Mayora, a joint institute of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the University of Malaga (UMA) participate in the European project "BreedingValue" to obtain strawberries, raspberries and blueberries for sustainable production in Europe, more nutritious fruits and with better postharvest. The project "BreedingValue", endowed with 7 million euros, is based on developing new cultivation strategies to obtain berries better adapted to changes in the environment, as well as fruits with better nutritional and organoleptic properties. The aim is to have a better understanding at the molecular level of the plant's adaptive mechanisms to environmental changes, as well as to achieve better fruit quality. The work will be developed in three species, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry. In recent years, there has been an increase in consumer demand for berry fruits in Europe. However, crop production is affected both by environmental changes ...