Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100137

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150100137

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Australia, the centre of diversity and the centre of origin of rice? Wild relatives of rice are found across northern Australia. The project aims to apply emerging technologies for efficient whole genome sequencing to determination of the genetic diversity of these populations in relation to cultivated rice and wild rice from other parts of the world. The role of the Australian populations in the evolution of rice and the potential of these populations to contribute valuable diversity to rice crops worldwide are intended to be analysed. The impact of domestication on rice in Asia is expected to be established by the characterisation of the related Australian populations that were isolated from the impacts of agriculture for around 7000 years. Whole genome associations with environment may provide clues to adapting agriculture to climate.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 30-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $403,400.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Systematics and Taxonomy | Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Crop and Pasture Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rice |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Crop and Pasture Production | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Systematics and Taxonomy | Rice

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