Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0211315
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Improved growth of Pinus radiata through better modelling and management of photosynthesis and respiration. This research will use recently developed technologies to deliver the first comprehensive analysis of the effects of thinning and fertilizer on distribution of photosynthetically active proteins and nitrogenous metabolites in P. radiata. We seek to develop mechanistic and empirical understandings of photosynthesis, respiration, water use and growth and thus better model and predict effects of management actions on yield of commercial softwood plantations. We will also apply similarly new but complementary and compatible technologies to assess photosynthesis, water use and respiration characteristics of a range of P. radiata genotypes of known growth potential. Our aim here is to develop new tools to help selection of high-yielding genotypes. The data collected will again be used to inform our development of a new growth model where the 'driver' of growth is respiration and where hydraulic architecture and soil water balance limits photosynthesis and water use.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2002
End Date: 12-2007
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $672,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Nutrition And Physiology | Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Management And Environment | Forestry Sciences
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Forestry | Softwood plantations | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management |
