Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0665056

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0665056

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Regulation of ion homeostasis by two-component signalling elements. Dryland salinity is continuously claiming Australian lands and is a serious threat to our agricultural industry, native flora and fauna, and infrastructure. Attempting to feed an increasing population whilst agricultural land is disappearing, places an ever-increasing burden on our remaining land. While there is no simple solution to this problem, understanding how plants regulate cellular ion concentrations will help to generate plants that are suitable for restoration of damaged lands or crop plants that are more tolerant to saline soils. Furthermore, knowledge acquired from the proposed project will also be useful for generating healthier crop plants with enhanced levels of ions essential for the human diet.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2006

End Date: 31-07-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $279,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Gene Expression | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nutrition | Biological sciences | Rehabilitation of degraded farmland |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Gene Expression | Nutrition | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Rehabilitation of degraded farmland

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