Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210100854

Funding Activity

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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE210100854

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Funded Activity Summary

Model-directed bioengineering strategy for accelerating crop improvement. The aim is to use an advanced mechanistic crop model to investigate the interacting plant physiological processes that define yield consequences, using a sorghum model. This will involve unravelling the complex relationship between leaf gas exchange properties and crop field performance. Through a unique combination of model prediction and gene editing to target the photosynthetic pathway and stomata, the research is expected to gain a deep mechanistic understanding of the underpinning processes and drive the transfer of promising bioengineering targets into crops. The research is expected to discover new avenues for crop improvement, and significantly benefit crop breeding and food production capacity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2021

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $461,249.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genetically Modified Field Crops and Pasture | Agricultural Systems Analysis and Modelling | Crop and Pasture Production | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Sorghum |

Other Keywords

Agricultural Systems Analysis and Modelling | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology | Crop and Pasture Production | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Genetically Modified Field Crops and Pasture | Sorghum

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