Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0883530

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0883530

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Genetic transformation of the biodiesel producing tree legume Pongamia pinnata. In response to global climate change and the threat of declining reserves of fossil fuels, liquid fuels of the future are to be manufactured in greater proportion from sustainable biological resources. Pongamia, a native legume tree, has the potential to make a significantly positive impact on the emerging biofuels industry. As a legume Pongamia requires no nitrogen fertiliser, is not a food crop, and can grow well on marginal lands unlikely to be used for food crops. Improvement of Pongamia through the genetic tools developed in this project will provide an environmentally sustainable source of biodiesel long into the future.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-02-2009

End Date: 02-02-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $370,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Agricultural Biotechnology | Genetic Technologies: Transformation, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Etc. | Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Sustainable Development |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Primary products from plants | Oilseeds | Renewable energy not elsewhere classified (e.g. geothermal)

Other Keywords

Agricultural Biotechnology | Genetic Technologies: Transformation, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Etc. | Oilseeds | Primary products from plants | Renewable energy not elsewhere classified (e.g. geothermal) | Sustainable Development | Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering)

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