Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200102452

Funded Activity Summary

Alternative Oxidase to Optimise Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance. Biomass accumulation in plants is the balance of CO2 fixed into carbohydrates through photosynthesis and carbohydrate burned (respired), ~ 50% of fixed CO2, to fuel growth. Plants possess energy conserving and non-conserving respiratory pathways. The alternative energy non-conserving pathway appears wasteful but is necessary for plant tolerance to adverse growth conditions. Our research has achieved modification of the alternative respiratory pathway that positively impacts plant growth. We will dissect the mechanism(s) of how the alternative respiratory pathway stimulates growth, from a molecular level to whole plant physiology, answering a long-standing question of the role of the alternative respiratory pathway in plant cell biology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2020

End Date: 31-12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $435,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Plant Production and Plant Primary Products not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences

Other Keywords

Enzymes | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Plant Biology | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Physiology | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products not elsewhere classified

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