Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0347703
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Role of nitrogen and sulphur nutrition in determining quantity and quality of oil in canola seed. Canola is the second most important crop in Australia, with exports worth $1 billion a year. However, competitiveness of Australian canola on the world markets is hampered by low and inconsistent oil content. Nitrogen fertilisation increases seed yield and seed protein content, but decreases oil content. This project will elucidate regulation by nitrogen and sulphur (the other important nutrient in canola growth) of protein and oil biosynthesis in developing canola grain. The knowledge generated in this project will allow optimisation of canola agronomy and more effective breeding for increased nitrogen- and sulphur-use efficiency, seed yields and oil content in canola, thus enhancing the competitiveness of Australian canola on the world markets.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2003
End Date: 07-2007
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $260,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Plant Nutrition | Crop and Pasture Production
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Oilseeds |
