Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP160101496
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Advanced cryobanking for recalcitrant-seeded Australian rainforest plants. This project aims to develop an interdisciplinary research alliance to enhance the efficiency of ecological restoration for recalcitrant Australian rainforest plant species. The project expects to provide fundamental knowledge to target two major impediments to cryostorage of recalcitrant-seeded native species: desiccation sensitivity with relatively large size, and active metabolism and precocious germination. These attributes severely limit the time available for effective use of collected germplasm for long-term storage. A combination of biochemical, biophysical and molecular simulation approaches will be used to optimise cryopreservation of a wide range of endangered Australian rainforest species. This should provide significant benefits such as enabling conservation agencies to greatly enhance their ability to preserve the unique Australian rainforest flora, particularly given current threats due to habitat loss and global warming.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2017
End Date: 12-2021
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $592,514.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) | Conservation and Biodiversity |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Forest and Woodlands Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
