Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220101620

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP220101620

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The critical role of rhizosheath biophysics in plant water availability. This project aims to determine how plants can increase their water availability by altering the small volume of soil, rhizosheath that adheres to roots. This project expects to integrate root exudates metabolomics, biophysics and microbial ecology to determine for the first time which of a suite of interconnected factors increase water availability in the root zone. Expected outcomes include better understanding of the direct and indirect roles of soil pore geometry, root exudates and microbial communities play in shaping plant’s ability to take up water from soil. This knowledge may ultimately pave the way for engineering the rhizosheath of crops to cope with increased drought conditions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 28-06-2022

End Date: 27-06-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $494,307.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Soil Physics | Soil Sciences | Soil Biology | Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Soils |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Soils | Soil Biology | Soil Physics | Soil Sciences

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