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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT130100709
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Dissecting chloride transport in plants to secure an untapped source for improving plant productivity. Chloride and nitrate are central to physiological processes that determine crop yield and food production, but their uptake and transport within the plant body are antagonistic. This project will gain a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms underlying this antagonism. This will provide new tools for improving salinity tolerance and the efficiency of fertiliser use, which can be used for the development of new crop varieties. Improving these traits will be essential if we are to successfully address the threats to Australian and global food security posed by salinity, and the rising economic and environmental costs of inefficient fertiliser use.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2013
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $735,032.00
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)
Barley | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Wine Grapes |
