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A programme to eliminate shade avoidance reactions in crop plants
Reference
D01549
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor H Smith
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Keith Lindsey
Institution
University of Leicester
Department
Medicine - Pathology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
178,422
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/09/1994
End date
01/09/1997
Duration
36 months
Abstract
The objective is to use genetic engineering of the phytochrome (phy) genes to eliminate or minimise phytochrome-mediated shade avoidance reactions which result in agriculturally wasteful direction of assimilates to unwanted fractions of the crop. Based on observations that in transgenic plants expressing an introduced phyA gene shade avoidance reactions are suppressed, we plan to investigate the feasibility of reducing inter-plant competition using controlled release field trials at Rothamsted. As experimental material we plan to use tobacco (transgenic plants already available), and flax (linseed) as a model oil-seed plant.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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