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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP200100341
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Tightening the phosphorus cycle for grain legumes. Using unique core collections of chickpea, soybean and peanut with diverse genetic backgrounds, this project aims to unravel the mechanisms underlying high phosphorus-use efficiency (PUE) at morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular levels in three major legume crops. Reduced levels of phosphorus and phytate in seeds will improve seed quality for humans and livestock and dramatically reduce phosphorus-fertiliser inputs. The identification of traits and genes associated with high PUE will allow transfer of key traits into commercial cultivars using molecular breeding approaches. Cultivars with improved PUE will enable reduced phosphate fertiliser input and loss of phosphate in runoff from agricultural systems.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2021
End Date: 01-2025
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $650,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Physiology | Crop and Pasture Nutrition | Crop and Pasture Production | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Grain Legumes |
