Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0989129

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0989129

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding plant uptake of organic and inorganic nitrogen for optimal fertiliser application in forestry. Nitrogen (N) in soils occurs in both organic and inorganic forms. Plants can take up inorganic N - nitrate and ammonium - but, on average, these account for only 5% of the soluble N in soils. Recent evidence suggests that plants may be able to tap into some of the 95% of N that occurs in organic forms. We will investigate the importance of organic N uptake for two plantation Eucalyptus species by tracing the uptake of different N forms by bacteria, fungi and eucalypts. This information will redefine what is meant by 'available N' and will guide the development of a new test for soil N status.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2015

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $252,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Nutrition And Physiology | Forestry Sciences | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hardwood plantations | Native forests | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Forestry Sciences | Hardwood plantations | Native forests | Nutrition And Physiology | Plant Physiology | Terrestrial Ecology

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