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Identification and mapping of flowering genes in barley using bioinformatics

Reference	BBS/E/J/0000A205
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr David Laurie
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	8,971
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/09/2004
End date	31/08/2006
Duration	24 months

Abstract

The aim of this project is to use bioinformatics to determine the location and function of genes controlling flowering in barley. Barley is an important crop used in the brewing industry and for animal feed. It has a large genome, twice the size of the human genome, meaning that sequencing the genome is not a realistic goal at present. However, a lot of information on the location and function of genes can be determined by comparative genetics. Arabidopsis is used as a model plant, its genome sequence was completed in 2000 and many of its genes are being actively studied. The rice genome sequence was completed in 2002 and provides the basis for comparative genetics of the grasses which includes many important crop plants such as barley. One of the key components in crop yield and plant adaptation is flowering time. Approximately 100 genes which control flowering have been identified in Arabidopsis, only a few of these genes have been located on the barley genome. Extensive genetic resources are available for barley in the public sector; these are accessible over the Web. A software tool will be developed for the automated identification of candidate flowering genes in barley. Comparative genetic studies have demonstrated that gene content and gene order are highly conserved between different species within the grass family, therefore the location of candidate flowering genes in barley can be predicted using comparative mapping with rice.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
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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