Superior Australian psyllium for functional foods

该项目旨在为澳大利亚的车前子（Plantago ovata）建立一个育种计划，为无麸质食品行业提供可靠的高品质、优质车前子作为关键原料，为澳大利亚的工业合作伙伴、种植者和消费者带来好处。目标性状包括更好的收获指数，减少种子碎裂和鉴定具有新特性的车前草品系或可以磨碎并用作面粉的整粒种子，这些种子的颜色变化或对面包结构的影响较小，并且可能非常适合用于其他烘焙无麸质产品。从这些品系的遗传和生化分析中获得的基本知识也将广泛地有利于种子生物学的研究。

This project aims to establish a breeding program for Plantago ovata in Australia to provide a reliable supply of high quality, superior psyllium as a key ingredient in the gluten-free food industry, providing benefits to the industrial partner, growers in Australia and consumers. Target traits include better harvest index, reduced seed shattering and identification of lines carrying psyllium with novel properties or whole seeds that can be ground and used as flour that imparts less intense colour changes or effects on loaf structure, and which may be highly suitable for other baked gluten-free products. The fundamental knowledge gained from the genetic and biochemical anlayses of these lines will also broadly benefit seed biology research.