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ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology

Funding: $12.5m for five years commencing 2005
Centre Director: A/Prof JM Whelan
Administering Institution: The University of Western Australia

Collaborating or Contributing Organisations:
The Australian National University
The University of Sydney

Plants are sources of many essential products, including food, fuels, and vitamins. These products result from energy metabolism in sub-cellular compartments (organelles) called mitochondria, chloroplasts and peroxisomes. The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology aims to use functional genomic analysis to discover and characterise molecular components and control mechanisms that underpin plant energy metabolism. Knowing the factors that control biogenesis of these organelles will better enable the breeding of plants with specified metabolic traits. Benefits include enhanced control of biomass and yield, water and nutrient efficiency, synthesis of nutrients important for human and animal health, and plants better able to tolerate the environmental stresses of Australia.

For further information about the Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology visit their website.

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