Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986043

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0986043

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Factors controlling higher-level starch structure. In a new paradigm for cereal chemistry, we will link structural and functional genomics to a mechanistic understanding of starch polymer structure. By using our novel characterization techniques, we will obtain the first data on the complex multiscale structure of starch in cereal grains that will be sensitive to the mechanisms of starch biosynthesis. These results will enable us to identify the genetic and environmental factors that, separately and together, control starch structure in a range of cereals. This knowledge will provide a powerful tool for plant breeders and biotechnologists to produce cereals with improved properties.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $320,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Polymerisation Mechanisms | Characterisation Of Macromolecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rice | Other cereals | Grain mill products, starch and starch products (incl. sugar, bakery products) |

Other Keywords

Characterisation Of Macromolecules | Grain mill products, starch and starch products (incl. sugar, bakery products) | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Other cereals | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Polymerisation Mechanisms | Rice

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