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Regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis

Reference	BBS/E/C/00004162
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Andrew Phillips
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	1,776,622
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1999
End date	31/03/2008
Duration	108 months

Abstract

The gibberellins (GAs) are a class of polycyclic diterpenoids that control a wide range of developmental processes throughout the life cycle of plants. These processes include seed germination, petiole and stem elongation, flower development and seed growth. They also mediate responses to environmental signals such as day-length and light quality. The aim of this project is to understand the control of GA levels in model and crop species by endogenous and environmental effectors. This is being pursued using a variety of analytical techniques including promoter-reporter gene fusions, transcript analysis, immunodetection and GA analysis. In addition, the production of transgenic plants with modified expression of GA-biosynthetic and GA-catabolic genes allows the identification of regulatory steps in GA metabolism and the production of crop plants with modified GA levels for agronomic benefit. Includes studentships.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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