Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210101200

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE210101200

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Deciphering how nutrient status impacts plant defence. This project aims to transform our understanding of the relationship between nutrient availability and plant defence. Plant defences are activated by responses to cell wall damage, caused by pathogens. My preliminary data uncovered that the response to cell wall damage depends on the nitrogen status of the plant; providing a direct link between nutrients and defence. The research will use new mutants that disengage this link to uncover molecular mechanisms underlying this process. The outcomes will provide new approaches to breed crop plants with improved nitrogen use efficiency and disease resistance. It will benefit agriculture by reducing the use of costly fertilisers and pesticides and mitigate the huge environmental damage they cause.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-01-2021

End Date: 02-05-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $453,675.00

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)

Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences

Other Keywords

Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Plant Biology | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Physiology

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