Open innovation interactive catalogue

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Since 1880, when Aleksander Janasz started cultivating cereals and beets in Dakowo, the tradition of breeding cereals on Polish soil has been carried on by DANKO Hodowla Rolin Spóka z o.o.

Throughout all of these years, there have been numerous organizational and ownership changes, but the continuity of breeding materials and continuity of breeding thought have been preserved, greatly aiding in the founding and growth of the Polish school of cereal breeding.

By developing and implementing biological advances in plant and animal production, DANKO seeks to increase the productivity of Polish agriculture.

The implementation of at least six new cereal varieties (product innovation) and a process innovation related to the methodology and technology of cereal and pea breeding in business will be the direct results of the R&D project. Farmers and breeding and seed companies will be the recipients of the project's output. The application of research findings on economically significant crops will ultimately have a direct impact on each and every one of us, the consumers.

As part of their program, resistance genes to serious diseases are deliberately introduced. Modern methods are employed, including spike pollination, the use of a nucleation As part of their program, resistance genes to serious diseases are deliberately introduced. Modern methods are employed, including spike pollination, the use of a nucleation chamber, containers with young donor plants, crossing plants in a greenhouse, anther removal, and containers with young donor plants. The double haploid breeding strategy shortens the breeding cycle. Green plants and embryos are passed, as well as the anthers. Employees of DANKO back up their knowledge with technological research using tools like a falling number apparatus, an alveograph, a baking oven with a fermentation chamber, a falinograph-TS for examining the rheological characteristics of dough, a FOSS - NR analyser for figuring out the technological value of grain, and molecular research.

The value of DANKO varieties is increasingly recognised abroad. Every year, hundreds of breeding pedigrees are tested in other countries for their suitability for cultivation. The best of them is submitted for registration trials and, after being included in the list of varieties (national or European), are commercialised in cooperation with DANKO partners.

The target group is a broad spectrum of farmers, plant breeders, people involved in seed production, seed centres etc.

Open innovation promotes the sharing of germplasm (genetic material such as seeds, plants, or tissue samples) among various organizations. Breeders now have greater access to genetic diversity, which can be important for creating new, improved varieties with desirable traits.

The ability to transfer plant breeding techniques to other fields could greatly speed up the creation of improved crop varieties, especially in light of the growing threats posed by climate change, food security, and sustainable agriculture.