Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0883314

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0883314

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Australian native plant species as models for understanding the regulation and roles of betalain pigment synthesis. This project will have triple bottom line benefits. Economic: new cultivars developed from understanding betalains will sell worldwide, generating returns, incomes and employment in urban, peri-urban and rural Australia. Social: Novel Ptilotus and Calandrinia cultivars will adorn parks and gardens around Australia, thereby enhancing quality of life. Environmental: Ptilotus and Calandrinia are inherently drought resistant. Novel ornamental cultivars will have high water use efficiency and contribute to water conservation in urban Australia in the face of drought and global warming. Moreover, understanding their synthesis and roles could yield new strategies for enhancing stress tolerance in other species, including crop plants.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $89,816.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Separation Science | Gene Expression | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ornamentals, Australian natives and nursery plants | Field crops | Dairy products |

Other Keywords

Dairy products | Field crops | Gene Expression | Genetics | Ornamentals, Australian natives and nursery plants | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Separation Science

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