1. HURO/0901/1472.2.2 SZEGED - TIMISOARA AXIS FOR THE SAFE FOOD AND FEED SZETISA1 Disclaimer The content of this page does not necessarily represent the official position of the European Union. 3rd Progress Report Meeting Timisoara, 26-27 January, 2012 Activities in the 3 rd reporting period 01. 10. 2011 – 31. 01. 2012 Erdei László Department of Plant Biology University of Szeged

2. Reporting periods Activities 0. 01.11.2009- 31.01.2011 1. 01.02.2011- 31.05.2011. 2. 01.06.2011- 30.09.2011. 3. 01.10.2011- 31.01.2012. 4. 01.02.2012- 31.05.2012. A0 PreparationM A1 Management A2 Communication M M M M A3 Research Preliminary sample collection Szeged Timisoara Procuration and installation of equipments Szeged, Timisoara, Plant growing and sample collection Szeged, Timisoara Physiological and biochemical measurements Szeged Microbiological and toxin investigations Timsoara Element analysis Szeged Closing activities Szeged, Timisoara, Time-frame Bars represent the periods of activities. Locations of activities are noted under the bars. Bold M, meetings in Szeged; Italics M, meetings in Timisora.

3. Main events since the end of the 2nd Reporting Period (October 01 2011 – January 31 2012) Equipments Installation of the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) October 06 Reports Partner Reports (IMIR) Period 01: 01/02/2011 – 31/05/2011 Approved Period 02: 01/06/2011 – 30/09/2011 Approved Interim Report (period: 01/10/2011 – 02/11/2011) Approved Project Progress Report (IMIS) for period 02, submitted on 11/01/2012 Control by VÁTI: December 07, 2011. Everything was found in order. Experimental events: element content of wheat and maize genotypes, biochemical and electrophysiological measurements Report deadlines: PR- Partner Report: February 15, to VÁTI and BRECO, respectively, in HU: Szécsi Jenő, Békéscsaba, Tel. 66/ 520-250 PPR – Programme Report to JTS by 28 September (in HU: Kovács Gyula, Tel. 66/520-257)

4. Performance for the 3rd reporting period - LP (01.10.2011 – 31.01.2012) 1. Management and communication. 2. Collection of late plant material (maize, alfalfa - Timisoara). 3. Continuation of biochemical analysis of plant samples. 4. Data analysis of measurements. 5.Installation of ICP-MS instrument. Probe analysis of elements. 6. Proteomics: Glutamine synthetase isoenzymes and Rubisco. 7. Effects of Fusarium toxins on guard cell ion channels. 8. Progress Report Meeting in Timisoara, 26-27 January, 2012.

5. Tasks for the 4th period: 01/02/2012 – 31/05/2012. 1. Management and communication. 2. Visibility (written and electronic). 3. Data evaluation 4. Manuscripts from each topics. 5. Bokklet in 100 copies. 6. Closing conference in Szeged 7. Closing report.

6. Activity Package 0 11/2009 – presentPreparation activities Preparatory Meetings: -25.11. 2009 Szeged; 13.01.2010 Timisoara Activity Package 12/2011 – 5/2012 Project management Project preparatory meetings 2; Szeged 1, Timisoara 1 Progress reports and closing report progress report 3, closing report 1 Closing seminars 2; Timisoara 1, Szeged 1 Improved infrastrucure in the laboratoriesSzeged 1,Timisoara 3 instruments Activity Package 2 2/2011 – 5/2012 Communication activities Results - Project meetings 5; Szeged 3, Timisoara 2 Results - Publications 7; Szeged 5, Timisoara 2 Outputs - Number of participants in meetings 20 in each, altogether 100. Project Booklet, 100 pcs., Project brochure - 100pcs. Outputs - Number of readers in newspapersN/A Outputs - number of authors in scientific publications, number of students on courses 6 authors, 300 students

7. Increase laboratory infrastructure 2 laboratories, Szeged 1, Timisoara 1 Results - Determination of factors influencing food (wheat ) and feed (fodder corn and alfalfa) nutrient safety and mineral composition 3 groups, mineral factors, toxin factors, genetic factors Output - Equipments for mineral analysis and for molecular biological work Szeged, 1 ICP-MS equipment; Timisoara, 3 molecular biological equipments. Output - Mineral composition, toxins, genetic background 3 for wheat, 3 for corn and 3 for alfalfa: mineral composition 1, toxins 1, genetic background 1., each, together 9 Results and Outputs

8. Technical modification of the contract from 01/10/2011 -only LP -changes in experts -reorganization of duties -some changes between main lines of personal costs and equipment costs (transfer of 2400€) Project objectives and indicators did not change.

9. Erdei László Tari Irma Pál Erika Csiszár Jolán Gallé Ágnes Horváth Ferenc Kolbert Zsuzsanna Pető Andrea Pécsváradi Attila Szepesi Ágnes Vashegyi Ágnes Wodala Barnabás Project manager Project assistant Financial manager Defence mechanisms expert Molecular biology expert Membrane-transport expert Signal transduction and microelement analysis expert Metal ion analysis expert Proteomics expert Antioxidants expert Macroelement analysis expert Photosynthesis expert Project Participants in LP

10. Acknowledgements Cereal Research Nonprofit LTD Prof. Dr. Mesterházy Ákos Szabó-Hevér Ágnes Toldiné Tóth Éva

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