Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170103960

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170103960

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Engineering the defence-vigour balance for increased crop yield. This project aims to investigate a novel hypothesis to increase seed yield and vigour. Translating from a model system it will test whether the deliberate inactivation of a gene in tomato and banana, by RNA interference or genome editing, enhances performance. A dysfunctional gene in the viral defence pathway of the model plant species N. benthamiana boosted its seed yield and vigour. This project will investigate the enhancement, determine the consequences to the plant's defences, measure the balance between defence and vigour, and examine the risk of disease to such yield-enhanced crops. This is a radical departure from conventional approaches to crop improvement but if successful would provide an additional solution to the problem of future food security.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-05-2017

End Date: 05-05-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $499,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Genome Structure and Regulation | Agriculture, Land and Farm Management | Sustainable Agricultural Development

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ornamentals, Natives, Flowers and Nursery Plants | Vegetables | Tropical Fruit |

Other Keywords

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management | Genome Structure and Regulation | Ornamentals, Natives, Flowers and Nursery Plants | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Sustainable Agricultural Development | Tropical Fruit | Vegetables

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