Code
01W06124
Duration
01 October 2024 → 30 September 2029
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Genetics
- Plant cell and molecular biology
- Plant genetics
Keywords
grasspea
climate change
yield
food security
genome editing
Project description
Grass pea is a crop that has a good potential to to ensure food and feed within the future climate changes and challenges. This project aims to decrease the concentration of toxic substances through the production of genetically modified grass pea while also elucidating the mechanism underlying their tolerance to stresses imposed by climate change.