Projects
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| Reference Number | BB/E024319/2 | |
| Title | Understanding and exploiting the diversity of form in Miscanthus | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Applications for heat and electricity) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr K (Kerrie ) Farrar No email address given IBERS Aberystwyth University |
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| Award Type | Fellowship | |
| Funding Source | BBSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2008 | |
| End Date | 30 April 2013 | |
| Duration | 61 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £802,582 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Transport Systems and Vehicles | |
| Region | Wales | |
| Programme | Institute Career Path Fellowship (ICPF) | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr K (Kerrie ) Farrar , IBERS, Aberystwyth University (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
| Abstract | To identify the genes which control plant morphological characteristics in Miscanthus, a wide genetic cross will be used to generate a mapping family to allow identification of QTL associated with traits such as plant height and stem diameter. This trait map will be complemented by a genetic map based on publicly available SSR markers from closely related species and a small number of markers which are available for Miscanthus in order to associate genotype with phenotype. For example, genes identified as candidates for traits of interest will be mapped to test for association with QTL and the allelic variation present in the IGER collection of greater than 250 accessions will be studied. QTL regions to which no known genes associate will be sequenced by exploiting physical maps in related species and a Miscanthus BAC library. Alleles responsible for favourable phenotypes will be identified for use as molecular markers in marker assisted selection (MAS) at an early stage of plant development. The proposed research programme is to: 1. Screen the extensive Miscanthus germplasm collection at IGER to identify individuals divergent in morphological characteristics. 2. Generate a mapping family to identify QTL associated with stem height, diameter and number. 3. Create a genetic map using sugarcane, Sorghum and maize SSR markers especially targeted at the relevant regions of the genome. 4. Ascertain synteny in relevant regions of the genome between Miscanthus and rice and in the future Brachypodium, maize and Sorghum. 5. Identify morphology- associated candidate genes of interest and map them. 6. Clone and sequence genes of interest using a Miscanthus BAC library 7. Compare genes of interest in Miscanthus to related and model species to understand what makes a giant perennial grass develop the way it does. 8. Associate genotype with phenotype in a range of Miscanthus accessions and develop markers for alleles encoding favourable traits to be used in MAS. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 22/11/13 | |
