A gap and synergy analysis of the European research infrastructure (RI) ecosystem: advancing the novel GRACE-RI dedicated to plant genetic resources

Domenico de Paola (), Francesca Taranto, Soraya Mousavi, Francesco Mercati, Wilma Sabetta, Marina Tumolo, Sharif Islam, Roland Pieruschka, Andrea Scaloni, Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon (), Lorenzo Maggioni, Sandra Goritschnig, Filippo Guzzon, Massimo Ianigro, Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin, Giovanni Giuliano and Gabriele Bucci ()
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Domenico de Paola: IBBR CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse = Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources - CNR - National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Francesca Taranto: IBBR CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse = Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources - CNR - National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Soraya Mousavi: IBBR CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse = Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources - CNR - National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Wilma Sabetta: IBBR CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse = Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources - CNR - National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Marina Tumolo: IBBR CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse = Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources - CNR - National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Sharif Islam: Naturalis Biodiversity Center [Leiden]
Roland Pieruschka: IBG - Institute of Bio- and Geosciences [Jülich] - FZJ - Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH | Centre de recherche de Jülich | Jülich Research Centre - Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association
Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon: IFB-core - Institut Français de Bioinformatique - CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, URGI - Ressources génomique-info - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Sandra Goritschnig: Alliance - Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) [Rome] - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR]
Massimo Ianigro: IRSA - CNR Water Research Institute - CNR - National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Giovanni Giuliano: ENEA - Agenzia Nazionale per le nuove Tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile = Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Gabriele Bucci: IBBR CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse = Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources - CNR - National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

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Abstract: Background: Plant genetic resources (PGRs) are crucial for sustainable agriculture and food security, but the roadmap of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) lacks a dedicated research infrastructure (RI) for their systematic cataloguing, safeguarding and improvement. To fill this gap, we propose a new RI concept specifically for PGRs in Europe. Scope: The proposed RI, called ‘Plant Genetic Resources Community for Europe' (GRACE), is aimed to support current and future research projects on PGRs, enhance collaboration across European countries, unlock the adaptive potential of crop biodiversity preserved in PGR collections, and strengthen the current and future sustainability of the food chain in Europe. As part of the preparatory project ‘Promoting a Plant Genetic Resource Community for Europe' (PRO-GRACE), we analysed the current landscape of European RIs supporting PGR-related research in complementary fields regarding research aims, research products and features/services. Conclusions: Through a robust quantitative approach, we have identified gaps and potential synergies among six RIs from the Health and Food and Environment domains of the ESFRI roadmap. These findings were discussed in the context of European PGR research priorities and current societal needs, and the implementation of GRACE was proposed as a strategic response to these challenges.

Keywords: genebanks; ex situ and in situ PGR conservation; plant genetic resources; GRACE-RI; research infrastructure; ESFRI roadmap; Crop diversity; gap analysis; synergy analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in Annals of Botany, inPress, ⟨10.1093/aob/mcaf092⟩

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