Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0990316

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0990316

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Reduced Water Consumption in Commercial Malting Processes. The successful outcome for the project will be the production of barley varieties that can be successfully malted with a single steep, rather than the conventional two steeps currently employed. The objective will be achieved through the reduction of cell wall beta-glucan in barley grain. This will result in water savings of around 40%, or 1,500 megalitres per annum, for the Australian malting industry. The 1,500 megalitres saving in water use would be sufficient to support the domestic water consumption of 30,000 people, based upon the use of 140 litres per person per day that was recently achieved in Brisbane.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2010

End Date: 12-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $450,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Beverages (e.g. alcohol, wines, soft drinks, excl. fruit juices) | Land and water management | Barley |

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