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Characterising the agricultural importance of the crucifer AUX1 gene family
Reference
GAT09093
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Malcolm Bennett
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Graham King
Institution
University of Nottingham
Department
Sch of Biosciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
210,115
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/08/1998
End date
01/01/2002
Duration
41 months
Abstract
Arabidopsis provides an excellent model to characterise genes regulating agronomically important traits. The AUX1 gene family member LAX3 regulates apical dominance for example. We propose to characterise the agricultural importance of the AUX1 gene family in Brassica. We will isolate AUX1-related (BoLAX) sequences from the Brassica oleracea C genome and identify their roles by correlating allelic and phenotypic variation within Brassica mapping populations. In addition, we will engineer the agronomically attractive lax3 phenotype by antisensing the BoLAX ortholog(s) in transgenic B. napus.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Genome Analysis of Agriculturally Important Traits (GAT) [1997-1998]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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