Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP150101242

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP150101242

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Developing Zn-dense, high-yielding wheat by molecular marker technology. The objective of this project is to identify pathways leading to the accumulation of zinc — an important element for human nutrition — in wheat. The project aims to provide biochemical and molecular markers for breeding programs that will facilitate the selection of superior breeding lines for improved human nutrition and seed health. This project builds on studies using a wheat diversity panel with 90 000 gene-based single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, where zinc–SNP associations were identified. The project also builds on recent studies that show particular metabolites and macronutrients around anthesis are linked to improved grain zinc concentration at maturity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-04-2016

End Date: 30-06-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $497,009.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics) | Crop and Pasture Production | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Wheat |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology | Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Crop and Pasture Production | Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics) | Wheat

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