Can mungbean beat the heat?

Mungbean is a high protein pulse crop grown in Queensland. Mungbean has a long flowering window that results in staggered maturity, complicating harvest and often reducing yield. The physiological and genetic mechanisms that control flowering along with any trade-offs associated with variation in flowering are not well understood. This project aims to provide new insights into the flowering behaviour of a diverse set of mungbean varieties.

You will:

• Develop new insight into the physiology of flowering behaviour in mungbean
• Identify the yield potential and trade-offs associated with different flowering windows
• Identify genomic regions associated with determine, synchronous flowering and yield component traits
• Undertake controlled environment and field experiments at UQ St Lucia and Gatton campus
• Develop skills in phenotyping technology, data analysis and interpretation