Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101143

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140101143

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

An electrophysiological insight into the role of chloroplasts in stomatal drought signalling. Drought implies a range of stresses with which plants have to cope. Drought is not only a domestic issue for Australian people who live in this dry continent but also significantly affects global food supply and drives climate change. Stomata guard cells exert major controls on global water and carbon cycles. Although the total stomatal pore area may be five per cent of a leaf surface, transpirational water loss through the stomata contributes to 70 per cent of total agricultural water usage. As an environmental signal, drought regulates stomatal movements. This project seeks to understand the mechanisms of drought induced molecular retrograde signals and their regulation over stomata. The outcomes will aid the development of strategies for reducing water loss from crops.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-03-2014

End Date: 30-09-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $395,220.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Management of Water Consumption by Plant Production | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Management of Water Consumption by Plant Production | Plant Biology | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Physiology

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