Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0346136
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Role of intracellular calcium homeostasis and aluminium transport across the plasma membrane in aluminium toxicity to plants. Aluminium is the most important yield-limiting factor in acid soils throughout the world. The problem of aluminium toxicity is aggravated by continuous acidification of arable land. Mechanisms of aluminium toxicity in plant cells are poorly understood. The present project seeks to elucidate the molecular basis of the interaction between intracellular calcium homeostasis, cytosolic pH and aluminium uptake across the plasma membrane in aluminium toxicity to plants. Knowledge of primary triggers of aluminium toxicity will pay off in a breeding programme aimed at selecting crop genotypes with increased resistance to aluminium toxicity.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2003
End Date: 12-2006
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $212,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Plant Nutrition | Crop and Pasture Production
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Field crops | Wheat |
