Production of wheat lines with improved resilience to biotic/abiotic stresses, nutritional properties and yield characteristics by CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

Updated: about 1 month ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 08 Apr 2024

14 Mar 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Agronomics
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

Italy
Application Deadline

8 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Offer Starting Date

8 Mar 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The research fellow's
activity will focus on the production of wheat lines showing resistance/resilience to water stress and/or
fusarium and/or insects, maintaining adequate yield standards, possibly with improved nutritional
properties. Genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 will be used. Genes involved in the regulation of
resistance to fusariosis have been identified, as well as genes involved in the accumulation of starch in the
kernel, a parameter correlated with productivity, along with genes involved in pest resistance and causing
adverse reactions to wheat. Wheat lines obtained by CRISPR-Cas9 mediated mutagenesis in these genes
will be produced and characterized


Requirements
Research Field
Agricultural sciences » Agronomics
Education Level
Undergraduate

Research Field
Agricultural sciences » Agronomics

Internal Application form(s) needed
Bando per n_5 Assegni di ricerca progetto PNRR_Agritech-signed_3.pdf
English
(893.02 KB - PDF)
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Additional Information
Website for additional job details

https://www.unitus.it/ateneo/albo-di-ateneo-bandi/bandi-assegni-di-ricerca/

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Università degli studi della Tuscia
Country
Europe
State/Province
Italy
City
Viterbo
Postal Code
01100
Street
Via santa Maria in Gradi, 4
Geofield


Where to apply
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
State/Province

VITERBO
City

Viterbo
Website

http://www.unitus.it
Street

S. Maria in Gradi
Postal Code

01100
E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED

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