Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170101296

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE170101296

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Accelerated genomic selection to speed up genetic gain in wheat. This project aims to design drought-resistant crops. Since the Green Revolution, rates of genetic gain for wheat yield have begun to plateau, while climate change threatens productivity and global food security. Numerous breeding technologies have emerged, including genomic selection, speed breeding, high-throughput phenotyping and crop modelling. This project will develop and validate crop improvement protocols by fusing these four technologies. More efficient breeding techniques could accelerate genetic gain in wheat beyond what is expected in ongoing breeding programs, and enable breeders to develop robust cereal varieties in the face of climate change.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $372,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Crop and Pasture Production | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified | Wheat |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology | Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Crop and Pasture Production | Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified | Wheat

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