Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0669873
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Physiological and genetic mechanisms underlying tolerance of bread wheat to ion toxicities. Ion toxicities associated with acidic or alkaline soils and waterlogging cost about $190 million per year in lost yield in Western Australia alone. Soil ameliorants and agricultural measures to deal with these constraints are non-existent (B toxicity in alkaline sodic subsoils), non-effective (liming of acidic subsoils), expensive (drainage for waterlogged soils) or a combination of the above. This project will characterise wheat genotypes for tolerance to ion toxicities and will lay the groundwork for deliberate breeding effort toward pyramiding tolerance to ion toxicities in elite germplasm.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2006
End Date: 03-2010
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $259,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Crop and Pasture Production
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Wheat |
