Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP250200903]
Researchers:
Dr Owen Powell
(Chief Investigator)
,
Peter Crisp
(Chief Investigator)
,
Professor Lee Hickey
(Chief Investigator)
,
Dr Chiara Volpi
(Partner Investigator)
,
Dr Jeroen Rouppe van der Voort
(Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Accelerating (epi)genetic gain in vegetables. Considering the economic, societal and health benefits arising from the 51 billion serves of vegetables consumed in Australia every year, this project aims to generate new solutions to genetic mysteries impeding the development of better vegetables. Through implementation of ground-breaking new epigenomic technologies, the project will produce transformational insight into the molecular basis of vegetable misbehaviours that cause significant economic loss. Outputs will be applied to generate cost-saving methodologies that accelerate vegetable improvement and (epi)genetic gain. Expected benefits include capacity to access hidden molecular information to improve crop production and open the potential of epigenomic research more broadly.
Funding Amount $551,545
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP250200903
- ARC : LP250200903