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The development of ARF-DCA technology as a novel tool for crop improvement

Reference	BB/K010956/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Stefan Kepinski
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Martin Roger Broadley
Institution	University of Leeds
Department	Ctr for Plant Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	157,250
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/02/2013
End date	31/01/2015
Duration	24 months

Abstract

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Summary

Through our BBSRC-funded work on auxin signalling in the model plant arabidopsis we have discovered a way in which plant root systems can be altered to enhance the uptake of water and nutrients. The invention, known as ARF-DCA technology, allows the modulation of specific aspects of development in a manner that retains the plasticity of responses to environmental conditions such as soil nutrient levels. These traits are extremely attractive to breeders and seed companies but in order to take the next step in the commercialisation of the technology we must demonstrate its efficacy in an economically-important crop. Here we describe a work programme of work to translate our proof-of-concept ARF-DCA work in arabidopsis to the globally-important oilseed crop, oilseed rape and further, to broaden the scope of the invention by demonstrating that ARF-DCA technology can also be used to enhance additional auxin-regulated root traits that are crucial to crop nutrition and yield performance.

Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Follow-On Fund (FOF) [2004-2015]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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