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AKER aims to improve the competitiveness of sugar beet by 2020 by doubling the annual increase in sugar yield per hectare (4% vs 2%)
AKER is part of the "Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir" and is supported by 11 public and private partners, representing the whole of the French sugar beet sector.
AKER is an original and innovative programme for research, development and training, confirming sugar beet as a crop and industry reference.

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Bruno Desprez : General introduction

International scientific final symposium – September 18, 2020

You will find all the presentations in the Results heading.

Christian Huyghe : Conclusion

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Fabienne Maupas Phenotyping tools developed in the AKER programme

Karine Henry : Results from the genetic point of view in the AKER programme

Ellen Goudemand : AKER and after

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Press release

The AKER programme offers sugar beet tremendous potential for genetic materials, tools and methods to serve the sector.

Just published

The e-book can be downloaded here

Press kit

The AKER programme offers sugar beet tremendous potential for genetic materials, tools and methods to serve the sector.

Summary

1. Objectives and context
1.1. Reminder of the objectives of the AKER programme
1.2. The context has changed since 2012

2. AKER brings new genetic material
2.1. A paradigm shift
2.2. Selection of the 16 reference plants