PROPOSAL:
ICA4-2000-30034
ACRONYM
GENQSORG
AREA:
FP5 - INCO2, 5/ unknown KeyAction
Call number / date:
-
PROJECT TYPE:
Shared Cost
EU CONTRIBUTION:
789,031
STARTING DATE:
2000-10-01
DURATION:
36 months
Coordinator: Dr. P. Terblanche, CSIR - Council for Sci., Ind. Research, Div. Food Science And Technology, PO Box 395, RSF -0001, Pretoria, South Africa, Republic, Email: pterblanche@csir.co.za
Project Description:
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) ranks fifth, worldwide, in production among cereals and it is unique in that it is adapted to semi-arid environments. Sorghum grain with enhanced protein quality would contribute significantly to improving the nutritional value of the diets of people and livestock dependent on sorghum as major protein source. The proposed research aims at genetically enhancing the nutritional value of grain sorghum by the introduction of the rnethionine-richmaise beta-zein and the lysine-rich barley chymotrypsin inhibitor CI-2 genes, with the goal to produce transgenic sorghum plants with elevated lysine and methionine content. In addition, the establishment of a routine protocol for sorghum transformation technology in Africa will form the basis for further genetic enhancement of this crop for the benefit of sub-Saharan Africa.
Project URL: not known
Consortium:
Co-ordinator:
Contact Person: Terblanche, Petro (Dr)
Department: Division Of Food Science And Technology
Organisation: CSIR - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
PO Box 395
0001 PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27-12-8414220
Fax: +27-12-8413105
pterblanche@csir.co.za
Participants
Contact Person: WITTE, Els (Professor)
Department: AFDELING PLANTENGENETICA - FACULTEIT VAN DE WETENSCHAPPEN
Organisation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2 Pleinlaan 2
1050 BRUXELLES
BELGIUM
Contact Person: AVRON, Boaz (Dr)
Department: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES
Organisation: Weizmann Institute of Science
Herzl Street 2
PO Box 26
76100 REHOVOT
ISRAEL
Contact Person: MARFO, K.O. (Dr)
Organisation: Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
50 TAMALE
GHANA
Contact Person: DE BORDE, John (Mr)
Department: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES - LONG ASHTON RESEARCH STATION
Organisation: University of Bristol
Long Ashton Research Station
BS41 9AF BRISTOL
UNITED KINGDOM
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