Harnessing transcription factors for nitrogen efficient crops. Nitrogen fertiliser is essential for crop production, but it is expensive and negatively impacts our health and the environment. This pro

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Harnessing transcription factors for nitrogen efficient crops. Nitrogen fertiliser is essential for crop production, but it is expensive and negatively impacts our health and the environment. This project aims to investigate the regulatory mechanism of a family of genes that controls nitrogen acquisition in cereal and legume crops. This project expects to generate new knowledge around gene expression regulation and plant nutrient acquisition. Expected outcomes of this project include an enhanced capacity to develop major cereal and legume crops with desirable traits, including efficient nitrogen use. This should provide significant benefits, such as reduced nitrogen fertiliser use and improved environmental outcomes for the primary industries.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 3108 - Plant Biology. Lead: Dr Dugald Reid