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Manipulation of wheat grain development for improved yield and processing

Reference	BBS/E/C/00004954
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Andrew Phillips
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	1,141,472
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2008
End date	31/03/2012
Duration	48 months

Abstract

The architecture of the wheat grain directly influences yield, composition and milling properties. These properties are recognized by breeders and millers and important traits, but little is known about the developmental processes that determine grain size and shape. In this project we are investigating the genetic control of grain development through a combination of developmental cell biology, functional genomics and modelling. We are focussing on grain size and on the roles of each of the different maternal and zygotic tissues in determining grain shape. The specific projects are: 1) Development of cell lineage tagging systems for studying the role of cell division in determining endosperm structure. 2) Using comparative genomics to identify candidate genes that control grain size.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science
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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