Working with nature to improve crops
Making plants more efficient
CAPITALISE is an EU funded Horizon 2020 project. We are combining science and innovation to improve photosynthesis for higher yielding crops.
The problem
Our approach
Our solutions
Our impact
Our objectives
What do we want to achieve?
We aim to exploit natural variation in core elements of photosynthesis to identify and develop new genetic resources and support tools.
These outcomes will then be used to improve the photosynthesis of core crop plants to increase yields. Our approach will form the basis for a science and innovation roadmap to kick start a targeted plant breeding programme for Europe 2030.
What we do
The CAPITALISE project
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The latest news
Translational Photosynthesis Roadmapping workshop
On 4-7th June 2024 the CAPITALISE project and French Groupement de Recherche organised an in-person Translational Photosynthesis Roadmapping workshop at CEA Cadarache, France. The aim of the event was to engage key people involved photosynthesis and crop...
PSI lead the way working on the CAPITALISE project
Dive into the world of cutting-edge plant research in the CAPITALISE project at the PSI Research Center in the Czech Republic to see how we study our crops’ photosynthetic and growth performance under drought stress conditions using high-throughput image-based...
Understanding plant’s photosynthetic machinery at Wageningen
The global demand for agricultural goods is expected to rise by 1.1% year until 2050, making it crucial to ensure long-term food security for the growing population. Enhanced irrigation, fertilization, mechanization, and selective breeding have increased crop...