Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160104497

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160104497

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The More the Merrier? Investigating copy number variation in Brassicas. This project intends to develop an understanding of how gene copy number variation affects disease susceptibility to help in the design of novel plant protection strategies. Gene copy number variants (CNVs) are segments of DNA that have been duplicated or lost in the genome of one individual or line with respect to another. CNVs have been shown to contribute significantly to phenotypic differences in humans, including disease susceptibility, and the same seems to apply in plants. This project aims to apply the genome sequences for Brassica species to detect CNVs from re-sequencing data. Knowing how this variation affects an individual or line’s disease susceptibility, especially to the devastating fungal pathogen blackleg, could improve plant protection strategies and crop production.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 30-06-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $433,100.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genome Structure and Regulation | Plant Pathology | Genomics | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Vegetables | Canola |

Other Keywords

Canola | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Genetics | Genome Structure and Regulation | Genomics | Plant Pathology | Vegetables

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