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Molecular analysis of the pathways regulating vernalisation in Arabidopsis and cereals

Reference	D14003
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Dame Caroline Dean
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr David Laurie
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	251,908
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/06/2001
End date	01/06/2004
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The molecular interaction of the floral pathways that control vernalisation requirement and response in Arabidopsis will be analysed. Downstream components of the FRIGIDA repression, FCA promotion and vernalisation promotion pathways will be defined. This will identify new flowering time genes, uncover at which point the different pathways converge and address their antagonistic action. Simultaneously, orthologues of FCA and FRI will be isolated from barley and wheat. These will be mapped and the allelic variation at these loci analysed to address the molecular basis of vernalisation requirement in different cereals. Orthologues of candidate targets of FRI and FCA will be identified and mapped in barley.

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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	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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