DROPS aims at developing novel methods and strategies for genetic yield improvement under dry environments and for enhanced plant water-use efficiency. DROPS has received an EC contribution of 5,9 million € in the topic "Water stress tolerance and water use efficiency in food crops" The project will last 5 years starting on 1st July 2010.

The DROPS Consortium involves 15 public
and private partners from Europe,
United States and Australia under coordination
of François Tardieu from the
INRA-Montpellier, France.

Download the leaflet of the project