Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP230103122

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP230103122

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Funded Activity Summary

Revealing the impacts of super-charged photosynthesis on leaf respiration. This project aims to use state-of-the-art technologies to develop a novel framework that links a super-charged version of photosynthesis (known as C4 photosynthesis) to changes in nocturnal leaf respiration. A quarter of global land photosynthesis occurs in C4 plants that include several important cereal crops. Although advances have been made in modelling C4 photosynthesis, these advances are unable to model variations in nocturnal respiration. Expected outcomes include equations that predict respiration in C4 plants growing in current/future climates. Benefits to include knowledge needed to engineer faster-growing crops and providing climate modelers the ability to more accurately predict carbon exchange in C4-dominated ecosystems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-11-2023

End Date: 31-10-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $603,747.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Crop and pasture production | Biological adaptation | Global change biology | Crop and pasture biochemistry and physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Biological adaptation | Climate Change Models | Crop and pasture biochemistry and physiology | Crop and pasture production | Global change biology | Grains and Seeds Not Elsewhere Classified | Native and Residual Pastures

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