NextGen Sorghum: Genomic approaches to novel renewable bioproducts

下一代高粱将提高人类和动物的营养和加工质量，并成为生物经济中提供新产品的理想原料。我们通过反向遗传学的方法来识别控制高粱种子发育、细胞大小、细胞壁厚度以及淀粉和蛋白质在谷物中的包装方式的基因网络，这将为未来利用这种重要谷物提供知识基础。这将有助于推动澳大利亚谷物工业的未来，为消费者带来健康益处，为新型和可再生生物产品提供更专业的原料，并为农民带来经济效益。

Next Gen Sorghums will have enhanced nutritional and processing qualities for humans and animals, and be ideal feedstocks for the bio-economy for the delivery of novel products. Our approaches in reverse genetics to identify gene networks which control sorghum seed development, cell size, cell wall thickness and the way in which starch and protein are packaged within the grain will generate knowledge to underpin the future utilisation of this important grain. This will help to drive the future of Australian cereals industries, with health benefits to consumers, the enhanced delivery of specialised feedstocks for novel and renewable bio-products, and financial benefits to farmers.