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Production of wheat lacking B-type starch granules

Reference	BBS/E/J/000CY116
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Cristobal Uauy
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	2,607
Status	Current
Type	Institute Project
Start date	02/07/2012
End date	01/07/2016
Duration	48 months

Abstract

Our aim is to understand the molecular and biochemical mechanisms that determine starch granule size and shape in wheat and barley. This proposal builds on prior work in which we identified a major QTL controlling the content of B-type starch granules in Aegilops. Our ultimate goal is to identify and manipulate the gene responsible for the control of B-granule content in wheat and barley, Bgc-1. In this proposal we will fine map the Aegilops Bgc-1 gene, and in parallel, produce B-granule-less lines of wheat for functionality testing by selecting and stacking deletions of the Bgc-1 homoeologous regions. If the Bgc-1 gene is identified, we will begin to manipulate it to produce B-granules-less wheat and barley.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
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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