Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0990330
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Role of alanine aminotransferase in improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in cereals. The use of nitrogen-based fertilisers by crop plants is poor where efficiencies (nitrogen taken up to that applied) is often less than 40%. Nitrogen not used is often lost to the environment through leaching and or volatilisation. Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in agriculture will decrease overall nitrogen fertiliser use and minimise its environmental footprint. This project will characterise a novel NUE technology that when transferred to plants significantly improves NUE. We will define the phenotype at the molecular, biochemical and physiological levels to maximise its adoption to other agricultural crops such as wheat, barley and maize.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2010
End Date: 05-2013
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $480,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Crop and Pasture Production
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Oilseeds | Field crops | Rice |
