Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0987402
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Novel approach to study mechanisms of Na+ transport in plants using Lab on a Chip technology. A Lab on a Chip for sodium ion measurements in plants is proposed, offering a long overdue solution to the lack of appropriate techniques to study the mechanisms of sodium iron uptake, transport and compartmentation. Sodium ion transport is a key determinant of salt tolerance, but a good understanding of its transport mechanisms is lacking since no appropriate measurement tools are available. Using the system proposed here, sodium ion is separated from interfering ions, allowing fast and selective measurements. A series of ground breaking studies towards sodium ion uptake, transport and compartmentation in plants will be conducted using this Lab on a Chip.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2009
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $220,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biology | Other Instrumental Methods | Separation Science | Plant Physiology |
