Aquaporins in roots: resolving observations linking them to diverse processes in water relations and plant productivity

我们获得的知识将使澳大利亚受益，使其能够更好地管理工厂用水和生产力。这对于适应水是关键资源的干旱气候至关重要。大量的水通过植物中的水通道蛋白质移动，因此我们对这些蛋白质以及它们影响植物生长中其他过程的方式的理解可以使我们能够操纵植物来保存水或更有效地从土壤中提取水。该项目的分子方面可以揭示水和植物生产力之间新的未开发的联系。高素质的博士和荣誉学生也将接受教育，以保持澳大利亚在植物水关系领域的国际卓越势头。

The knowledge we gain will benefit Australia by allowing better management of plant water use and productivity. This is critical for adaptation to a drier climate where water is a critical resource. Large quantities of water move through aquaporin proteins in plants, therefore our understanding of these and the way they influence other processes in plant growth could enable us to manipulate plants to conserve water or to extract it more efficiently from the soil. Molecular aspects of the project could reveal new unexploited links between water and plant productivity. High calibre PhD and Honours students will also be educated to maintain the momentum of international excellence within Australia in the field of plant water relations.