项目编号: | BB/N005279/1
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项目名称: | 14 ERA-CAPS.EVOREPRO.Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Plants |
作者: | Jose F Gutierrez-Marcos
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承担单位: | University of Warwick
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批准年: | 2014
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开始日期: | 2015-01-10
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结束日期: | 2018-30-09
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资助金额: | GBP389910
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资助来源: | UK-BBSRC
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项目类别: | Research Grant
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国家: | UK
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语种: | 英语
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特色学科分类: | Agri-environmental science
; Omic sciences & technologies
; Plant & crop science
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英文摘要: | The economic importance of seed plants cannot be overstated, as they are our main sources of food, fibre and other
industrial raw materials. However, our capacity to generate sufficient food, animal feed and energy is increasingly
compromised by human population expansion, competition for land use, rapid biodiversity loss and predicted global climate
change. The process of sexual reproduction in higher plants is of particular importance for the aim of increasing crop yields,
overcoming hybridization barriers and selecting and fixing quality traits. Before we can develop tools to manipulate plant
reproduction in our favour we must achieve a deeper understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying gamete
development and double fertilization mechanisms in angiosperms.
The project will deliver the first comprehensive view of the molecular evolution of plant sexual reproduction and will provide
insights into the origins of double fertilization in flowering plants. In addition, gene expression data and the networks
generated will be valuable in understanding the evolution of biological pathways and gene function prediction beyond the
focus on reproduction in this project. In parallel, the work on crop species will identify genes useful to the agricultural
industry to enable precision control of plant reproduction, to overcome hybridization barriers and to promote better breeding
schemes by improving hybrid seed production. |
资源类型: | 项目
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标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/101271
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Appears in Collections: | 科学计划与规划 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: | University of Warwick
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Recommended Citation: |
Jose F Gutierrez-Marcos. 14 ERA-CAPS.EVOREPRO.Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Plants. 2014-01-01.
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