Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0880214

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0880214

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Genetic control of floral architecture. Different flowers have different designs, and so the design must ultimately be controlled by genes. We have identified a gene that keeps sepals separate, and promotes the initiation of petals. We think it does this by a novel growth suppression mechanism, and will now deduce its molecular and cellular basis. This will help maintain Australia's strength in fundamental plant biology. Also, by understanding how sepals and petals arise in a model laboratory species, we can generalise for many species, including economic plants. Thus it may be possible to make designer crops through targeted genetic changes to their floral structure.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-04-2008

End Date: 01-04-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $259,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Gene Expression | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Genetics | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Gene Expression | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination) | Genetics

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