Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0985685
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Does plant phosphorus economy determine ecological status in biodiverse Australian communities? The phosphorus (P)-impoverished nature of the soils of south-western Australia has allowed the evolution of many plant species that are amazingly efficient at acquiring and utilising P. Among the most P efficient are species of the Proteaceae, which produce cluster roots. We will explore why less efficient species can co-occur with the very efficient Proteaceae. A deep and thorough understanding of the mechanism determining P efficiency of these species will contribute significantly to our basic understanding of P nutrition in plants and to our understanding of the P-impoverished ecosystems of the southwest. It will also assist in developing crops that are more efficient at acquiring and/or utilising P.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2009
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $315,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Terrestrial Ecology | Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology | Plant Physiology
