Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100100434

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP100100434

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Re-balancing global resources: Manipulating toxic prussic acid (dhurrin) to improve nitrogen use efficiency in forage sorghum in a changing climate. Sorghum is grown widely is Australia and world-wide for forage, grain (mostly for animal feed) and biofuels. It grows well in dry areas. The problem is that the leaves contain a toxin that releases prussic acid (cyanide) that can reduce animal production or even kill stock feeding on it, especially when water stressed. The problem will get worse with climate change. Low-cyanide plants developed by us using non-GM methods grow fast, but accumulate nitrate instead which is also toxic. This is a waste of expensive fertiliser too. We aim to develop plants that divert resources to growth instead of toxins in order to reduce fertiliser use and help prepare for the future. The fast growing plants may also be useful as a biofuel crop.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 27-08-2010

End Date: 27-08-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $270,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology not elsewhere classified | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Primary plant products not elsewhere classified | Higher education | Field crops not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology | Field crops not elsewhere classified | Higher education | Plant Biology | Plant Biology not elsewhere classified | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Physiology | Primary plant products not elsewhere classified

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