US-India Cooperative Research: The Effect of Light Quality and Quantity on the Developmental Ecology of Indian Tropical Forest Trees, Award in Indian Currency

9727088 Paliwal描述：这项建议是佛罗里达国际大学的生物科学家David Lee和Madurai Kamaraj大学的Kailash Paliwal之间的美国-印度合作。研究内容为：“光量和光质对印度热带林木发育生态的影响。”研究人员将研究16棵南亚原生林木的幼苗，以确定它们在光谱中性和阴影改变的条件下生长时，对光量和质量变化的反应。将在10-15个月的时间里对植物的生长速度、形态、叶片解剖和生理反应进行检查。结果将提高对物种在自然条件下的生态反应、他们的森林培养和他们在苗圃中建立的理解。这项研究将增加关于自然光条件下光质和光量对树木发育影响的基础知识。范围：这项研究将几乎完全在Madurai Kamaraj大学进行，由印度研究人员与美国派·大卫·李密切合作，李将在那里度过部分假期。这种方法是新颖的，应该会在关于热带森林树木更新的基础知识方面取得重大进展。研究具有基础性和应用性。它将通过关注一个美国研究人员很少研究的地区，极大地加强美国的科学。作为一项将有青年科学家参与的新合作项目，该项目支持INT目标。该项目将加强美国和印度之间的研究联系。这种互动是互惠互利的。***

9727088 Paliwal Description: This proposal is for a US-Indo collaboration between biological scientists David Lee, Florida International University and Kailash Paliwal, Madurai Kamaraj University. The research is: "The Effect of Light Quantity and Quality on the Developmental Ecology of Indian Tropical Forest Trees." The researchers will study seedlings of 16 native South Asian forest trees to determine how they respond to changes in light quantity and quality as they grow in spectrally neutral and altered shade conditions. Plants will be examined for growth rate, morphology, leaf anatomy, and physiological response over a 10- 15 month period. Results will improve understanding of the ecological responses of the species in natural conditions, their sylviculture, and their establishment in nurseries. The research will increase fundamental knowledge about the effect of light quality and quantity to the development of trees in natural light conditions. Scope: This study will be conducted almost entirely at the Madurai Kamaraj University by Indian researchers in close collaboration with US PI David Lee who will spend part of his sabbatical there. The approach is novel and should lead to significant advances in fundamental knowledge about tree regeneration in tropical forests. The research is basic and applied. It will greatly strengthen US science by focusing on a region little studied by US researchers. As a new collaboration that will involve young scientists, this project supports INT objectives. The project will strengthen research links between the US and India. The interaction is mutually beneficial. ***