Project

Identification and functional investigation of novel key regulators of defence responses in rice

Code
01N00916
Duration
01 January 2016 → 31 July 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Epigenetics
    • Transcription and translation
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural plant protection
Keywords
gene co-expression network epigenetics immune system CRISPR-Cas oryza sativa monocot plants
 
Project description

Plants protect themselves from stress using sophisticated plant defence strategies. This proposal will deliver novel insights into key regulators controlling plant defence in monocot plants, based on gene co-expression analyses, site-specific mutagenesis and detailed functional studies. We will work on one of the largest staple crops in the world: rice, feeding 50% of the human population on a daily basis.