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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0343248
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Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Role of rhizosphere microorganisms in growth of plants in soils with low P availability. The concentration of available phosphorus in many Australian soils is low compared to the requirement of plants and soil organisms. Plant genotypes differ in their capacity to grow at low P availability but the role of rhizosphere microorganisms in plant P uptake from such soils is largely unknown. We will determine the role of rhizosphere microorganisms in P solubilisation and mobilisation in different crop genotypes and native plant species in different Australian soils with low P availability. The results will give a comprehensive picture of the role of rhizosphere microbial ecology in phosphorus acquisition by crop and native plants.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2003
End Date: 12-2006
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $271,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Soil Biology | Microbial Ecology | Plant Nutrition | Microbiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Field crops | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management |
