Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE140100946
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
410 million years of stomatal evolution: key innovations in the transition from passive valves to active pores. Central to the supremacy of seed plants was the evolution of active, metabolic control of the stomata; the pores that regulate both plant productivity and water loss. However, little is known about the transition from passive control of stomata in seedless plants to active stomatal control in seed plants. This project will identify the key physiological and genetic innovations that underpinned the evolution of stomatal control over the past 410 million years. Understanding these evolutionary innovations will offer important insights into stomatal function in seed plants, as well as informing models of global productivity and water use through time, with benefits for Australian agriculture and natural resource management.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2014
End Date: 04-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $394,561.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Physiology | Ecology | Ecological Physiology | Biological Adaptation
