Award details

Identification and manipulation of plant quality traits

Reference	BBS/E/G/00003007
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Phillip Morris
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res
Department	Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	3,578,749
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2003
End date	31/03/2008
Duration	60 months

Abstract

The objective of this project is to gain a deeper understanding of the plant genes that control quality traits in legumes and grasses. Traits of particular interest are those which impact on the quality of forages as efficient animal feeds. There are two main objectives; to reduce the rate of protein breakdown, and to increase components leading to improved energy supply. Functional genomic, metabolomic and transgenic approaches will be used (i) to identify and characterise novel genes affecting these traits, via use of metabolic lesion `mutants¿ and (ii) to clone and functionally test mutant alleles or express candidate genes in mandate crops to establish their function. Novel candidate genes, which have already been identified and cloned, will be functionally tested. Forward and reverse genetic approaches with Mutator maize as a model grass and EMS mutants of Lotus japonicus as a model legume, along with Lolium / Fescue addition and introgresion lines and natural mutants will be used to identify and characterise new genes.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
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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