Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0665388
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Aluminium uptake across the root-cell plasma membrane. Aluminium toxicity limits crop growth in acid soils that occupy about 24 million hectares of agricultural land in Australia. Liming can increase pH of the surface soil, but is frequently too expensive in the low-input Australian agriculture. Surface-applied lime is poorly effective in ameliorating subsoil acidity, and incorporating lime deep into the profile is prohibitively expensive and technically difficult. Hence, Al-resistant crop cultivars are important part of sustainable farming in Australia. This project will characterise early triggers of Al toxicity in plants, providing a foundation for increasing Al resistance in crop cultivars. Understanding the physiological basis of Al toxicity will lead to improved crop breeding strategies.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2006
End Date: 04-2009
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $230,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biochemistry And Physiology | Plant Nutrition | Crop and Pasture Production
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Field crops | Wheat |
