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project info
Start date: 1 July 2025
End date: 31 December 2029
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 107 377,00 €
EU contribution: 91 270,45 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

Creation and evaluation of new varieties of winter chickpeas with high yield potential and quality

Chickpea is the world's rising legume due to the dynamics of the food market and the food industry in new chickpea-based products Due to the impending climate change it is necessary to develop winter varieties of chickpeas resistant to low temperatures so that plants can take advantage of rainfall during the cold season It has been proven that winter varieties can achieve up to double the yields of varieties sensitive to low temperatures The Institute of Industrial and Livestock Plants develops new varieties of winter chickpeas SYROS CodeW1721 and Ro CodeLS1921 which are in the process of being included in the national list since 2022 with very encouraging results in terms of their yields New varieties have the ability to yield up to 400 kg of acre while the seed size exceeds 450 grams1000 seeds resulting in prices that will achieve over 1kg

Flag of Greece  Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών, Greece