Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP210103186
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
On the physiology of plant transpiration. This project aims to better understand plant transpiration. It is significant from both a basic and a practical perspective. It intends to solve a conundrum of the biophysics of the evaporative sites within leaves. That is, in dry air, the relative humidity of intercellular air spaces suggests much lower liquid water potentials than those typically measured. At a practical level, the failure to sustain transpiration in dry conditions leads to desiccation and tissue death, and plants differ in this vulnerability. The aim is to apply a novel nanoparticle technique to measure the water potential distribution within the leaf, identify hydraulic resilience attributes, and develop a modern theory of optimal transpiration under varying conditions.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2021
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $481,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Management of Water Consumption by Plant Production | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
