Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0342496

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0342496

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Targeted analysis of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis phenome in a model host, tomato. We will capitalise on our previous discovery of novel phenotypic variation in arbuscular mycorrhizas in mutant and wild-type tomato, to explore development and function of the symbiosis at the molecular-genetic level. We will clone and sequence the gene responsible for mycorrhiza-defective phenotypes to provide inferences on function and relations with other genes. We will determine if plant defence blocks fungal colonisation in the mutant and/or varies with different wild-type phenotypes and explore molecular mechanisms of nutrient transfer from fungus to plant in relation to phenotypic diversity. The project will provide new insights into genome/phenome interactions controlling this widespread beneficial symbiosis.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2003

End Date: 12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $315,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Gene Expression | Microbiology Not Elsewhere Classified | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Higher education | Biological sciences |

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