Isolation and characterization of genes regulating female reproductive organ development in plants.

调控女性生殖器官发育的基因作为改良种子的工具对澳大利亚具有巨大的价值。那些从我们的初步筛选已经说服我们的行业合作伙伴，他们可以在工程无融合或创造肥沃的种子不受精的代理人。这将使小麦和水稻获得杂交活力，目前还没有商业化杂交种子生产。单就小麦而言，无融合性每年就为澳大利亚带来了超过5亿澳元的经济价值。此外，控制无融合将加速育种计划，为农民带来抗旱性和最少肥料需求的品种。

Genes that regulate female reproductive organ development are of immense value for Australia as tools for seed improvement. Those from our preliminary screen have convinced our industry partners that they can be agents for engineering of apomixis or creation of fertile seed without fertilisation. This will allow the capture of hybrid vigour in wheat and rice, for which commercial hybrid seed production is not currently available. In wheat alone, apomixis presents for Australia an economic value of more than Aus$ ½ billion per annum. Furthermore, controlled apomixis will accelerate breeding programs that will bring drought resistance and minimal fertiliser requiring varieties to the farmer.