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Genetic modification of photosynthesis to reduce plant requirements for N fertilisers and to raise biomass C:N ratios
Reference
CTP01659
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Matthew Paul
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Brian Gordon Forde
,
Professor Martin Parry
Institution
Rothamsted Research
Department
Plant Biology & Crop Science
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
101,470
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/05/1994
End date
31/03/1998
Duration
47 months
Abstract
Wild-type and Rubisco-minus mutant Nicotiana tabacum plants will be transformed with genes encoding Chromatium vinosum Rubisco large subunit to produce plants with altered Rubisco kinetic properties. These regenerated lines plus tobacco transformed with antisense RNA constructs to Rubisco and phosphoribulokinase will be grown in conditions of contrasting N supply and temperature to evaluate photosynthetic responses with respect to N investment in leaf proteins with the overall objective to clean technology of reducing N fertiliser inputs and raising leaf C: N ratios whilst maintaining photosynthesis and growth.
Summary
unavailable
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
Clean Technology Programme (Plants & Environment) (CTP) [1993]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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