Food and energy security
During a time of increasing environmental changes, growing population, high commodity prices and reduced energy inputs, innovative solutions and approaches are needed for food and energy production... more

The BrachyTAG project is enabling the tagging of key genes involved in all aspects of plant development, reproduction, environmental adaptation, biomass and yield of cereals and grasses. The knowledge generated in Brachypodium will enable scientists to unlock the potential of wheat and grasses for food and energy ... more

Examples of genes with a known or putative function already tagged by the BrachyTAG research programme.

Browse tagged genes in Modelcrop.org ... more

Order a T-DNA line
Ordering seed stocks online is a simple 3-step process. T-DNA lines have been disseminated to the scientific community since June 2008 ... more

BrachyTAG protocols and scientific outputs are available online ... more

Photo Gallery of Brachypodium plants and T-DNA lines ... more

Sponsor the BrachyTAG project.
It costs £50 to produce a Brachypodium T-DNA plant and to make the seed and DNA sequence available to the world. Anyone can contribute to build this international community resource ... more