Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560298

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0560298

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Towards selective breeding of pearl oysters - quantitative and population genetics of the silver-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima. Successful selective breeding programs rely on two critical factors; i) an understanding of the genetic processes underpinning phenotypic expression of commercially important traits and ii) a reliable method to retain pedigrees so that the rate of inbreeding can be controlled. This project will utilise modern quantitative and molecular genetic approaches to generate for the first time fundamental information on the role genetics has on growth and pearl quality traits in the silver-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima. Outcomes from this project when integrated into a selective breeding program for this species will dramatically transform the international competitiveness of this valuable industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2005

End Date: 12-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $450,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physiology And Genetics | Aquaculture | Fisheries Sciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aquaculture |

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