Abstract
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) has importance for both as livestock feed and as part of the human food chain. The climate crisis underscores the need for improvement of crop productivity. The iSMARTBAR project will contribute to these aims through the identification of genes allowing the tuning of leaf chlorophyll content, the modification of canopy architecture, and the improved tolerance of water stress. Candidate genes will be validated by gene editing and allelic diversity will also be explored by means of a wheat TILLING platform, cutting edge protein structural modeling to develop novel variant prioritization approaches.
Dettagli del progetto
Responsabile scientifico: Silvio Salvi
Strutture Unibo coinvolte:
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari
Coordinatore:
Università degli Studi di MILANO(Italy)
Contributo totale Unibo: Euro (EUR) 94.598,00
Durata del progetto in mesi: 24
Data di inizio
30/11/2023
Data di fine:
28/02/2026
