Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160100939

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP160100939

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Manipulation of carbon partitioning to enhance the value of sugarcane. Manipulation of carbon partitioning to enhance the value of sugarcane. This project aims to develop enhanced varieties of sugarcane, a highly efficient crop for capturing carbon in plant biomass. This project will use genomic and metabolomic tools to investigate the biochemical and molecular genetic control of carbon partitioning into the major components of sugarcane biomass; identify key genetic controls of sucrose, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin biosynthesis; and establish strategies for genetic selection of sugarcane genotypes with desirable biomass components. Anticipated outcomes are an optimised industrial sugarcane crops with higher sugar content and other biomass components designed for high value end uses such as bio-energy or bio-material production.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-12-2016

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $510,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Crop and Pasture Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Sugar |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) | Crop and Pasture Production | Sugar

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