Functional genetic analysis of wood formation genes in Eucalyptus

桉树木材形成基因的功能遗传分析

• 批准号: LP0776563
• 负责人: Prof Gerd Bossinger
• 金额: $ 13.67万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-05-20 至 2012-01-20
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0776563
• 关键词: Functional; genetic; analysis; wood; formation

Eucalypts are the world's most important plantation hardwood species due to their superior wood characteristics and high growth rates that make them excellent carbon sequestration platforms. Australia is the custodian of the world's natural eucalypt resource and our results will assist in their sustainable use with the potential to transform the national forestry industry by helping to streamline tree improvement efforts. This will be achieved by increasing our understanding of the development and production of wood, which will lead to increased productivity (more and better quality wood from less land). Custom designed wood also holds much promise for the production of novel biopolymers and as a renewable source for improved biofuels.

桉树是世界上最重要的人工林硬木树种，其优越的木材特性和高生长率使其成为极佳的碳封存平台。澳大利亚是世界天然桉树资源的保管者，我们的研究成果将有助于其可持续利用，并有可能通过帮助简化树木改良工作来改变国家林业产业。这将通过增加我们对木材开发和生产的了解来实现，这将提高生产力（用更少的土地生产出更多、质量更好的木材）。定制设计的木材还为生产新型生物聚合物以及作为改良生物燃料的可再生来源带来了很大希望。