BrachyTAG Counter (16 Dec 2009) T-DNA lines: 4,117 FSTs: 1,005
Visits to BrachyTAG.org (18 Jan 2010): 7,866

BrachyTAG, Brachypodium, field of grass cropsFood 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

BrachyTAG, Brachypodium plantThe BrachyTAG project will enable 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

BrachyTAG, sequence of Brachypodium tagged geneExamples of known genes already tagged by the BrachyTAG research programme ... more

BrachyTAG, Brachypodium seeds in John Innes Centre seed storeOrder 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, Brachypodium, cover of Plant Biotechnology JournalBrachyTAG protocols and scientific outputs are available online ... more

BrachyTAG, Brachypodium plantSponsor 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