Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0211640

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0211640

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Discovery of new genes for plant cellulose biosynthesis and improved fibre production. Cellulose, the world's most abundant biopolymer, is important to the cotton and forest industries and for human and animal nutrition. Before biotechnology can manipulate cellulose, we must identify the enzymes of the synthesis pathway and understand how their properties determine the properties of the cellulose they produce. Not all enzymes are known and any relationships to cellulose properties remain unexplored. This study extends our successful mutational analysis of cellulose synthesis in Arabidopsis and initiates the molecular analysis of organisms making cellulose with distinctive properties. It will significantly advance knowledge of cellulose biosynthesis and identify novel genes for fibre improvement.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 25-10-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $394,373.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Cotton |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Cotton | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified

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