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Plant stress responses in the rumen
Reference
BBS/E/W/00003135A
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Alison Kingston-Smith
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Aberystwyth University
Department
IBERS
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
1,306,800
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/04/2008
End date
31/03/2012
Duration
48 months
Abstract
At least half of the plant cells ingested by ruminants are viable and capable of responding to the multiple and simultaneous stresses they are suddenly exposed to (anaerobic, 39oC, invasive microbial population). These responses culminate in autolytic cell death in both the presence and absence of micro-organisms. This work involves detailed analysis of the biochemical and gene expression response of model and forage crop plants to understand the regulation of autolysis in ingested forage in the rumen, with particular emphasis on proteolysis. This will enable the identification of plant-based metabolic and genetic control points that could be amenable to manipulation and so be exploited to alter rumen ecosystem outputs.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
Animal Health, Crop Science, Microbiology, 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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