Improving cereal grain quality using epigenetic regulators

该项目旨在确定在水分亏缺和热胁迫下控制谷物品质和产量的表观遗传调控机制。该项目将使用下一代测序技术来鉴定关键的表观遗传调节因子及其功能靶基因，这些基因在不利环境下赋予优良基因型上级谷物品质。项目成果将通过提供更有针对性的筛选策略和具有提高的质量和产量的上级亲本种质，使谷物育种受益。营养改良作物的发展将有利于澳大利亚谷物产业和出口机会。

The project aims to determine the epigenetic regulatory mechanisms that control cereal grain quality and yield under water-deficit and heat stress. The project will use next-generation sequencing to identify key epigenetic regulators and their functional target genes, which confer superior grain quality to elite genotypes under adverse environments. Project outcomes will benefit cereal breeding by providing more-tailored screening strategies and superior parental germplasm with enhanced quality and yield. The development of nutritionally improved crops will benefit the Australian cereal industry and export opportunities.