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Funded Activity Summary
Defining and engineering the rhizosphere for Australian rainfall patterns. The manner in which plants use carbon and water defines agricultural and natural landscapes. Today's models that predict plant improvement rely on carbon and water usage by plant leaves. However, the first interaction between plants, carbon and water occurs in the rhizosphere; a diverse zone with dynamic root-microbiome interactions. We will use advanced visualisation and mathematics to determine fine scale relationships between microbes and roots in the rhizosphere when exposed to water levels reflective of current and projected rainfall values. From generated knowledge of water and carbon dynamics caused by intimate microbe-root interactions, we will provide water saving, soil regeneration and improved carbon biosequestration strategies.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 12-2022
End Date: 12-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $389,258.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Biological Mathematics | Microbial Ecology | Soil Chemistry (excl. Carbon Sequestration Science) | Microbiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Management of Water Consumption by Plant Production | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Carbon and Emissions Trading |
