XVI International Botanical Congess
Abstract Number: 4735
Poster No. = 1916
GENETIC MANIPULATION OF DURUM WHEAT TO IMPROVE GRAIN QUALITY
C. Lamacchia*,^,#, N. Di Fonzo*, N. Harris+, A.C. Richardson~, J.A. Napier#, P.A. Lazzeri@, P.Barcelo@ and P. Shewry#, *Istituto Sperimentale per la Cerealicoltura, Foggia, SS 16 Km 675, Italy, ^IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts, Al5 2JQ, UK, #IACR-Long Ashton, Long Ashton Bristol, BS18 9AF, UK, +Quality Assurance for Higher Education, Southgate House, Gloucester GL11UB, UK, ~Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK, @DuPont CIC-Wheat Transformation Laboratory, c/o IACR
A reliable transformation system applicable to commercial varieties of durum wheat, has allowed us to study the expression and regulation of HMW subunit genes and the trafficking and deposition of seed storage proteins. This work may allow us to influence the assembly and interactions of the gluten proteins and their functional properties.
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