Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0775027

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0775027

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Optimising transgene expression and stability for enhanced sugar yield and high-value sugar production in sugarcane. 'SugarBooster' technology has the potential to underpin a value-added sugarcane industry. Higher sucrose yield is a key to sustainable export profitability, and it makes the development of renewable biofuels from sugarcane more feasible. Isomaltulose has established health benefits for consumers and it is also attractive as a renewable starting material for industry. But it must currently be produced by expensive fermentation. Efficient production in plants will open an increasing world market. This collaborative project is vital to bring these breakthrough technologies to reliable commercial implementation, in time to capture the economic benefits of the protected IP for Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2008

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $2,000,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Crop and Pasture Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Organic industrial chemicals not classified elsewhere | Dental health | Sugar |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Production | Dental health | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Organic industrial chemicals not classified elsewhere | Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Sugar

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