Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LX0776042]Researchers: Ian Small (Chief Investigator) , Professor James Whelan (Chief Investigator) , Dr Jose Gualberto (Linkage International Fellow France)
Brief description Developmental regulation of plant mitochondrial genome structure and copy number. Recombination is a major driving force behind mitochondrial DNA evolution and is responsible for the occurrence of cytoplasmic male sterile plants that are used by plant breeders to obtain high yield hybrids. A better understanding of the mechanisms that underlie mitochondrial and chloroplast genome maintenance and segregation will be a major fundamental scientific advance that will permit an integrated picture of the interactions between the three plant genomes (nuclear, mitochondrial and chloroplastic). It is also a pre-requisite for the future manipulation of the cytoplasmic genomes leading to new ways to develop varieties with modified cytoplasms.
Funding Amount $59,608
Funding Scheme Linkage - International
- ARC : LX0776042
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LX0776042
