BIOVEGEN participated on June 18 in the launch event of the GOCITRUS Operational Group, which took place at the CAJAMAR Experience Center in Paiporta (Valencia).
The event was dedicated to publicly presenting the GOCITRUS project, which aims to generate molecular markers that aid in varietal identification and management, serving as a foundation to create a technical unit supported by the Citruseq genomic database in the future. BIOVEGEN is involved in the GOCITRUS project in tasks of advising, coordination, and disseminating the consortium’s advancements.
Program of the day:
10:00 a.m. Reception and welcome
10:15 a.m. Presentation of the innovation proposal of the GOCITRUS Operational Group
- Carlos Baixauli Soria. Head of the Agrosustainability Department. CAJAMAR Experience Center
10:30 a.m. Design of an App for varietal choice advice
- Carlos Baixauli Soria. Head of the Agrosustainability Department. CAJAMAR Experience Center
10:50 a.m. Break/Coffee
11:20 a.m. Current status and issues of molecular markers
- Manolo Talón. Director of the Genomics Center-IVIA
11:40 h. Usefulness of Molecular Markers for the Identification and Management of Varieties
- Victoria Ibáñez. Senior Technician of Applied Research in Plant Improvement-IVIA
12:00 h. The GOCITRUS Innovation Project
- José Pellicer. President of Biovegen and Development Director of Eurosemillas S.A.
12:30 h. Discussion Panel
- Questions
13:00 h. Closure
Following the presentation day, the entities that make up the GOCITRUS Operational Group held a new consortium meeting aimed at defining the contents of the report to be submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture once the call for the execution of the Operational Groups is published, as well as analyzing technical, logistical, and administrative aspects of the project’s development.