Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP1095603
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Aquaporins in roots: resolving observations linking them to diverse processes in water relations and plant productivity. The knowledge we gain will benefit Australia by allowing better management of plant water use and productivity. This is critical for adaptation to a drier climate where water is a critical resource. Large quantities of water move through aquaporin proteins in plants, therefore our understanding of these and the way they influence other processes in plant growth could enable us to manipulate plants to conserve water or to extract it more efficiently from the soil. Molecular aspects of the project could reveal new unexploited links between water and plant productivity. High calibre PhD and Honours students will also be educated to maintain the momentum of international excellence within Australia in the field of plant water relations.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2010
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $480,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Crop and Pasture Production
