Novel system for adapting crop plants to the changing environment

使农作物适应不断变化的环境的新系统

• 批准号: 10001483
• 金额: $ 38.23万
• 依托单位: CDOTBIO LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Study
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10001483
• 关键词: Novel; system; adapting; crop; plants

We believe that gene-loaded-carbon nanodots (CNDs) will revolutionise agricultural practices, as they are highly adaptable, versatile and can be used with existing machinery. CNDs are an effective technology to combat climate change, pest resistance and assist in reducing the need for agrochemicals, as they can be used to adapt plants to specific conditions using genetic material. Our technology offers huge commercial opportunities by reducing food waste, increasing yields and having a targeted effect to tackle pests and diseases. CNDs may help to resolve food security issues worldwide by presenting a biocompatible, cost-effective, easy to use alternative to current products on the market.CNDs are based on a new class of sugar-based nanomaterial which is capable of interacting with genetic material. CNDs bond easily to various genetic materials, creating a water soluble "compact" genetic-loaded nanomaterial which can enter plants via several routes, from foliar sprays to watering on to soil. This is one of the first technologies which can transport these genetic materials into plant cells and, unlike current methods, does not cause damage to the plant. Furthermore, while these materials would affect the individual plant, they would not be passed on to its offspring, providing a way to adapt plants to their changing conditions in a very specific manner. This method is also far faster and less labour intensive than others, as well as being extremely cost-effective.

我们相信，基因加载的碳纳米点（CND）将彻底改变农业实践，因为它们具有高度适应性，多功能性，可与现有机械一起使用。CND是一种有效的技术，可以应对气候变化，抵抗害虫，并有助于减少对农用化学品的需求，因为它们可以利用遗传物质使植物适应特定条件。我们的技术通过减少食物浪费、提高产量和有针对性地解决害虫和疾病，提供了巨大的商业机会。CND可能有助于解决世界范围内的食品安全问题，它提供了一种生物相容性，成本效益高，易于使用的替代品，以替代目前市场上的产品。CND是基于一类新的糖基纳米材料，能够与遗传物质相互作用。CND很容易与各种遗传物质结合，形成一种水溶性的“紧凑”的载有遗传物质的纳米材料，它可以通过几种途径进入植物，从叶面喷洒到土壤浇水。这是第一批可以将这些遗传物质转移到植物细胞中的技术之一，与目前的方法不同，不会对植物造成损害。此外，虽然这些物质会影响个体植物，但它们不会传递给后代，从而提供了一种以非常特定的方式使植物适应不断变化的条件的方法。这种方法也比其他方法快得多，劳动密集度更低，并且具有极高的成本效益。