Accelerated Domestication of Australian Grass Species Using Molecular Tools

从澳大利亚植物群中开发新的粮食作物将为澳大利亚新的可持续农业和食品工业提供机会。该项目的目标是加速本地物种的驯化，与目前引进的谷物和饲料作物相比，这些物种的耕作和肥料要求较低，水的利用效率较高，耐盐、耐阴、耐霜和/或耐旱。 这将直接有利于澳大利亚。该项目开发的技术将广泛应用于加速驯化其他澳大利亚植物（用于澳大利亚和国际农业和粮食生产）以及世界其他地区的植物。

The development of new food crops from the Australian flora will provide opportunities for new sustainable agricultural and food industries in Australia. The project targets the accelerated domestication of native species with lower tillage and fertiliser requirements, better water use efficiencies and increased salt, shade, frost and/or drought tolerances than the current introduced cereal and fodder crops. This will directly benefit regional Australia. The technologies developed in the project will have wide application to accelerated domestication of other Australian plants (for agriculture and food production in Australia and internationally) and to plants found in other parts of the world.