Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160100793

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP160100793

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

New genetic mechanisms linking flowering, growth habit and yield in legumes. This project aims to investigate the genetic control of flowering and flowering-related traits in legumes, an important group of crop plants. The regulation of flowering by environmental factors has a major influence on plant yield and is important for adaptation in natural and agricultural settings. However, it is poorly understood at the molecular level. This project aims to use induced genetic variation and transcriptome analysis to define new genes and genetic mechanisms through which flowering is regulated by day length and temperature, and to explore the molecular links between flowering and other developmental processes including seed development. This should extend our understanding of how plant architecture, reproduction and yield are regulated by the environment, and address several agronomic issues.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2016

End Date: 12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $350,100.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology | Plant Physiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Grain Legumes

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