US-Pakistan Workshop: High Salinity Plants, Karachi, Pakistan, November 2002

本项目支持将于2002年11月在巴基斯坦卡拉奇举行的美国-巴基斯坦高盐植物研讨会。组织者是美国犹他州普罗沃杨百翰大学生物与牧场科学系Darrell Weber博士和巴基斯坦卡拉奇大学生物系M. Ajmal Khan博士。讲习班的主题是“高耐盐植物生态系统及其在高盐渍土恢复中的应用”，重点是高盐渍土的恢复。课题包括：高盐土壤恢复用盐生植物的采集与鉴定、盐生植物的分子生物学及其耐盐基因鉴定、高盐土壤盐生植物建立的关键因素、盐生植物耐盐机制、维持天然盐生植物种群的因素、维持恢复盐生植物种群的因素、经济作物盐生植物的培育等。本文研究的重点是高盐渍土的恢复，耐盐机理对选择何种类型的植物进行恢复具有一定的参考价值。该研讨会的目的是让一名美国或巴基斯坦科学家就每一个具体的研究领域发表演讲。将介绍如何编写联合提案的资料。会议记录将包括关于高盐碱地恢复的信息、选定的高度优先研究领域以及合作研究的文献指南。范围：该讲习班与巴基斯坦植物学会第8届全国会议同时举行。讲习班的目标与巴基斯坦政府的利益和优先事项是一致的。它将包括活跃于植物生理学和生态学研究领域的美国科学家。美国的参与者包括四名初级科学家。研讨会的结果将包括确定联合研究，这些研究将有利于美国、巴基斯坦和其他高盐度国家，特别是那些拥有集约化灌溉系统的国家。

0220495WeberDescription: This project supports a U.S.-Pakistan Workshop on High Salinity Plants to be held in Karachi, Pakistan in November 2002. The organizers are Dr. Darrell Weber, Department of Biology and Range Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah and Dr. M. Ajmal Khan, Department of Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. The workshop theme is "High salt tolerant plant ecosystems and their use in restoration of highly saline soils" and the focus will be on the restoration of highly saline soils. The subjects include: collection and characterization of halophytes for use in restoration of highly saline soils, molecular biology of halophytes and identification of their salt tolerant genes, critical factors involved in the establishment of halophytes on highly saline soils, mechanisms of salt tolerance for halophytes, factors involved in maintaining natural halophyte populations, factors involved in maintaining restored halophyte populations, and development of cash crop halophytes. The subjects covered focus on the restoration of highly saline soils, the mechanism of salt tolerance would have value in determining what type of plant is selected for restoration. The workshop is designed to involve a presentation by a U.S. or Pakistan scientist on each specific research area. Information on how to prepare a joint proposal will be presented. The proceedings will have information on restoration of highly saline soils, selected areas of high priority research, as well as a literature guide for the cooperative research. Scope: The workshop is being held in conjunction with the 8th national meeting of the Pakistan Botanical Society. The workshop objectives are consistent with the interests and priorities of the Pakistan Government. It will include U.S. scientists who are active in the field of plant physiology and ecological studies. The U.S. participants include four junior scientists. The results of the workshop will include identifying joint research that would benefit the United States, Pakistan and other countries that have high salinity, especially those that have intensive irrigation systems.