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

01/10/2017

Date de fin du projet

01/10/2020

Objectifs

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.

Localisation

Montpellier, Clermont-Ferrand

Partenaires

UMR DIADE, UMR AGAP, Biogemma

Equipe

Développement adaptatif du riz (DAR)

Financement

ANR

Mos-clés

Crown roots, rice, system biology, CRISPR, CAS9