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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT180100476
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Deciphering how plants control water and salt co-transport. This project aims to increase our understanding of how plant cells regulate solute transport. Crop growth depends on water uptake and transport, and the rapid movement of water across plant cell membranes requires transporters such as aquaporins. Preliminary data indicates that a series of signals can switch aquaporins between functioning as highly selective water channels and salt transport channels. The project aims to reveal the molecular pathways that regulate water and salt co-transport, using genetics, molecular biology, and electrophysiology data to decipher how plants regulate and coordinate aquaporin solute transport during growth and in osmotic adjustment. The project has the potential to lead to improvements in crop-plant solute transport traits, enhanced agricultural productivity, and yield stability in saline and water limited environments.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2019
End Date: 12-2023
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $728,125.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Industrial Crops not elsewhere classified | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
