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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0880627
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The Other Side: Long-distance Feedback and Cross-talk in the Arabidopsis Branching Gene Network. Shoot structure in nearly all plants impacts on water relations, yield and sustainability. Isolation of novel genes and plant hormone pathways that affect shoot structure should allow us to capture IP for Australia and enhance plant improvement and sustainability. One of the pathways we will investigate produces glucosinolates, small plant-specific molecules that have considerable value as anti-cancer agents in humans. Flavonoids, another pathway regulated in our shoot branching lines, also benefit human health. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers will gain skills in research management, design, ethics and experimental methods pertinent to the growing biotechnology industry in Australia.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2008
End Date: 06-2011
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $220,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Biotechnology Not Elsewhere Classified
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Field crops | Horticultural crops | Cancer and related disorders |
