Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP190100468]
Researchers:
Bronwyn Barkla
(Chief Investigator)
,
Ramil Mauleon
(Chief Investigator)
,
Terry Rose
(Chief Investigator)
,
Tobias Kretzschmar
(Chief Investigator)
,
Mr Nelson Green
(Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Resolving the Genetics of Grain Pigmentation Traits in Rice . New critical knowledge will enable future breeding of quality black rice cultivars that can exploit the high UV Australian growing environment to enable domestic production of high-value, healthy black rice. The demand for functional foods with health benefits, including black rice, is increasing both domestically and internationally. The concentration of key functional compounds in black rice may be increased by growing optimised cultivars under high-UV radiation, making Australia well placed to produce the highest quality black rice. Utilising a unique genetic resource this project will resolve how the interaction between crop genetics and the growing environment drives the concentration of functional compounds in black rice.
Funding Amount $604,841
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP190100468
- ARC : LP190100468