MASTEROOT: genes for root development in cereals
Determination of regulatory genes that control coronary root development for the engineering of tolerance to water deficiency in cereals
Date de début de projet
01/10/2017Date de fin du projet
01/10/2020Objectives
The main objective of this project is to identify via a system biology approach master regulatory genes controlling root formation in cereals and to use them to engineer root architecture of rice and maize in order to improve their tolerance to water deficit.
Location
Montpellier, Clermont-Ferrand
Partnership
UMR DIADE, UMR AGAP, Biogemma
Team
Development and adaptation of rice (DAR)
Fundings
ANR
Keywords
Crown roots, rice, system biology, CRISPR, CAS9