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Understanding the role of the xanthophyll cycle in protecting plants from abiotic stress
Reference
P18772
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Peter Horton
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Sheffield
Department
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
288,576
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/04/2003
End date
30/09/2006
Duration
42 months
Abstract
This project is an investigation of the role of the xanthophyll cycle in protecting plants from abiotic stress, exploiting newly constructed Arabidopsis lines which have an increased xanthophyll cycle pool size and which were shown to have increased tolerance to high light/high temperature stress. The range of stress conditions to which the plants have increased tolerance will be determined and the mechanisms of the stress tolerance will be elucidated. The molecular factors which control the size and effectiveness of the xanthophyll cycle pool will be determined. The fitness of the plants in the field will be tested and the potential for agricultural exploitation assessed by constructing a similar transformant in a crop plant.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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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