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Regulation of meristem differentiation in forage species.

Reference	BBS/E/G/00003476
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Helen Ougham
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res
Department	Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	183,485
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	31/03/1999
Duration	24 months

Abstract

The shoot meristem is the structure which gives rise to all usable biomass in forage grasses and legumes. Shoot apical meristem survival, appropriate allocation of resources into new leaf primordia and leaf intercalary meristems, and the switch from vegetative to floral development, are fundamental to the success of grassland agriculture. A better understanding of the mechanisms by which the plant controls these processes, and the influence of environment upon them, would improve our ability to produce high-yielding, stress- tolerant forage crops. Modern techniques for investigating gene expression, and localising gene products to specific cell types within and around the apex, will facilitate analysis of the regulation of meristem function and define the temporal and spatial frameworks for developmental switches. Use of well-characterised mutants and contrasting genotypes under a range of experimental conditions will allow us to assess the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to meristem differentiation.

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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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