Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP150101209
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Genome editing to improve the dietary quality of potato. The project aims to develop non-genetically modified (non-GM) potato varieties with lower glycaemic index (GI) but good agronomic and culinary traits. Potato is the world's fourth-most important food. It is integral to the western diet and consumption is rising rapidly in Asia. However, the starch in cooked potato is readily digestible causing a rapid elevation of blood sugar levels on eating (i.e. it has a high GI). Long-term consumption of meals with high GI is associated with increased risk of obesity, type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This project aims to use new genome editing methods to silence key genes that influence starch composition and thus develop non-GM potato varieties with lower GI to reduce these risks.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2016
End Date: 10-2019
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $290,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Agricultural Biotechnology | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Genetically Modified Horticulture Plants | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology
