NATGRAIN

Grain development in Brachypodium distachyon

Coordinatore	JOHN INNES CENTRE    more  Organization address address: "Norwich Research Park, Colney" city: NORWICH postcode: NR4 7UH contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Mary Cognome: Anderson Email: send email Telefono: -451803 Fax: -452446
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	45˙000 €
EC contributo	45˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-ERG-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-ERG
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-05-13   -   2012-05-12

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	JOHN INNES CENTRE  Organization address address: "Norwich Research Park, Colney" city: NORWICH postcode: NR4 7UH contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Mary Cognome: Anderson Email: send email Telefono: -451803 Fax: -452446	UK (NORWICH)	coordinator	45˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The proposal aims to exploit new molecular genomic resources for the small wild grass Brachypodium distachyon to understand the molecular basis of natural variation in grain morphology related traits that are believed to be locally or generally adaptive. I will complete a cellular and developmental characterisation of grain development in Brachypodium, characterise new accessions collected by collaborating groups from its native range (Israel, Spain and Turkey) for both morphological and genetic variation with the aim of relating morphological variation with its underlying genetic cause and its possible adaptive significance.

The main objective over the next 3 years is to assess natural variation in key morphological characteristics of the grain in different accessions and define how this variation relates to geographic origin and population structure. These studies will provide new knowledge of the population structure and how plant architecture responds to the environment. I will also begin to establish the genetic lines required for QTL mapping and in the longer term identify the genes underlying the observed variation.'