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BlessT: Wheat lacking B-type starch granules for improved functionality.

Reference	BB/R019746/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Kay Trafford
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Cristobal Uauy
Institution	National Inst of Agricultural Botany
Department	Genetics and Breeding
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	211,824
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/05/2018
End date	31/12/2019
Duration	20 months

Abstract

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Summary

Starch is a major component of cereal grains and the size and shape of starch granules have significant impact on grain use. In wheat, there are two types of granules (A and B). The smaller, B-granules have negative impacts on many end-uses of wheat. To solve this problem, we have generated a new type of wheat, BlessT that lacks B-granules. This was achieved by identifying two regions of the genome harbouring genes required for B-granule initiation and then stacking deletions of these regions together in the same plant. A Pathfinder Report assessed the market potential of BlessT and concluded that the technology targets a number of large and growing markets. It identified how the changed processing ability of BlessT could be developed commercially. In this project, these targets will be pursued by providing: 1) Further data on processing properties 2) Bulk volumes of grain for further testing by potential commercial partners 3) Field trials that measure the effects on yield

Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Follow-On Fund Super (SuperFOF) [2012-2015]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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