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Southern Cross Plant Science CRC for Remote Economic Participation Plant Business Project. 1 of 17. Southern Cross Plant Science CRC for Remote Economic Participation Plant Business Project. ( i ) Develop horticultural varieties and methods for creating opportunities

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  1. Southern CrossPlant Science CRCfor Remote Economic Participation Plant Business Project 1 of 17

  2. Southern CrossPlant Science CRCfor Remote Economic Participation Plant Business Project (i) Develop horticultural varieties and methods for creating opportunities for commercialisation of traditionally-used native plants in remote Australia (ii) Use Bush Tomato (Solanum centrale) to develop a model for other plants 2 of 17

  3. Southern CrossPlant Science CRCfor Remote Economic Participation Plant Business Project (iii) Develop strategies and recommendations regarding legal instruments and market-oriented approaches for protection of Aboriginal Intellectual Property arising from utilisation of Traditional Knowledge 3 of 17

  4. Activities Plant Business entails: • Aboriginal Community engagement • Aboriginal custodian approval • Sourcing plant material from traditional lands • Gathering plant-related environmental & cultural information • Genetic analysis • Phytochemical analysis 4 of 17

  5. Activities Plant Business entails: • Developing toxicity diagnostic • Varietal selection trials & phenotyping • Plant breeding pilot study • IP protection strategy 5 of 17

  6. Project Map Community Engagement Plant Science Field Trials Aboriginal IP protection TK & IP Protection improved plant varieties models for industry development Outcomes robust supply chain & marketing 6 of 17

  7. Project Map Community Engagement RemoteBiz community engagement Aboriginal communities Aboriginal custodian approval Robins Foods sourcing plant material Community Engagement CleanGROW Aboriginal communities Plant Science plant info, environment, & stories Field Trials TK & IP Protection Outcomes 7 of 17

  8. Project Map Plant Science phytochemical analysis developing toxicity diagnostic Southern Cross Univ. genetic analysis Community Engagement Plant Science Field Trials TK & IP Protection Outcomes 8 of 17

  9. Genetic Analysis • Distinguishing Solanum species (phylogeny) • ◦chloroplast DNA markers • Identifying specific varieties (genotyping) • ◦genomic microsatellite DNA markers • Inform variety selection • Associate specific plants with traditional lands • Support IP protection 9 of 17

  10. Phytochemistry • Phytochemical diversity of fruits • ◦investigate plant diversity • ◦distinguish varieties • Alkaloid analysis for QA • ◦assist variety selection • ◦develop toxicity test Solanidine glycoside + Sugar(s) Solanidine (Mol. Wt. = 397.6) 10 of 17

  11. Phytochemistry LCMS Profile of Bush Tomato MeOH Extract UV210 UV280 UV360 MS-APCI (TIC, positive mode) 11 of 17

  12. Phytochemistry LCMS Profile of Bush Tomato MeOH Extract UV210 UV280 UV360 MS-APCI (TIC, positive mode) Glycoalkaloids MS-APCI EI = 398 12 of 17

  13. Phytochemistry Total Ion Chromatograms: MeOH Extracts of Bush Tomato at Different Stages of Maturity Green and Immature Fruit MS-APCI (TIC, positive mode) EI = 398 Ripe Fruit MS-APCI (TIC, positive mode) EI = 398 Dried Fruit MS-APCI (TIC, positive mode) EI = 398 13 of 17

  14. Project Map Field Trials varietal selection & field trial AZRI DUS field trial plant breeding Southern Cross Univ. Community Engagement Plant Science • establish ideotype • selection of superior varieties • pilot breeding Field Trials TK & IP Protection Outcomes 14 of 17

  15. Project Map TK & IP Protection Univ. New England legal strategies PhD student project ethical strategies Southern Cross Univ. PhD student project new plant variety protection Community Engagement Plant Science Field Trials TK & IP Protection Outcomes 15 of 17

  16. Outcomes • protection strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander IP • expansion of remote enterprises using horticultural varieties of Bush Tomato • model for development of other bush plant enterprises • employment opportunities and financial independence in remote Australia • economic and cultural value of Traditional Knowledge recognised 16 of 17

  17. Plant Business Partners Research providers Desert Garden Produce Aboriginal Corporation 17 of 17

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