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(A) Insect-proof glasshouse with forced ventilation for containment of transgenic/mutagenised plants

Reference	JE514345
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor John Draper
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Gerard Bishop, Mr Robert Darby, Professor Robert Jones, Dr Paul Kenton, Professor Luis Mur, Dr Ian Scott, Dr Aileen Smith
Institution	Aberystwyth University
Department	Inst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	149,000
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/09/2001
End date	01/03/2002
Duration	6 months

Abstract

Plant research is carried out by approximately 25% of the staff in the Institute of Biological Sciences. This work funded largely by the BBSRC is dependent on modern plant growth facilities. A recent influx of new staff utilising transgenic plants, pathogens and mutagenised plant populations imposes a pressing need for an insect-proof glasshouse to be used as a lower category containment facility. This glass house will be designed for growing lines used to evaluate defensive signalling pathways in plants under attack by pathogens and will be central to studies on plant hormone biology. Specifically this research includes discerning the role of salicylic acid and oxygen species in plant defence and thermotolerance. Plant hormone biologists are investigating the role of cytokinins in senescence and defence and evaluating the role of brassinosteroids in plant growth and development. These studies are geared towards identifying novel approaches to generate crops that have enhanced yield, superior stress response and that are more pathogen resistant.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Joint Equipment Initiative 2000 (JE5) [2000]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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