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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE200101133
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The quick and the dead: identifying mechanisms for plant drought survival. This project aims to identify genes that control plant responses to low air humidity, which enhance drought survival by restricting water loss. Most plant water loss occurs through pores called stomata. This project expects to identify the genes that close stomata within minutes of decreased humidity by determining the molecular changes that occur over this timeframe and testing candidate genes for a critical role. Diverse land plant models will be examined to ensure broad applicability of results. A major expected outcome is new knowledge of genes that minimise plant water loss, which would ultimately benefit plant-based industries through new targets for breeding improved, drought-adapted varieties for food security in a drying climate.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2020
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $427,067.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
