Essential Roles of Organic Nitrogen Transporters in Whole Plant Physiology

在接下来的几十年里，植物研究必须应对不断增长的全球对粮食和能源资源的需求，重点是开发可持续的实践来满足这些需求。一个主要目标是减少农业中合成氮肥的使用，因为这些氮化学物质会对环境造成严重污染。本研究项目的重点是研究氮素在植物体内的吸收和分配，特别是以氨基酸的形式，以了解这些过程如何影响植物的生长和生物量产量。植物氨基酸运输的关键成分已经被确定，并将确定运输过程的改变是否能促进植物对低氮土壤的适应。此外，通过使用遗传、分子、生化和生理方法，预计将获得对营养分配和氮素运输效率的重要见解，这可能导致在不强化氮肥的情况下植物生长、种子质量和产量的改善。在学术层面，拟议的研究将通过促进学生在植物生物学方面的培训，将研究与科学教育结合起来。预计该项目的成果将为进一步研究植物运输过程和相互关联的新陈代谢网络奠定基础，长期目标是制定战略，在保护环境的同时确保植物生产粮食和生物燃料的生产力。

Over the coming decades, plant research must respond to ever-increasing global demands for food and energy resources with a focus on developing sustainable practices to address these needs. One major aim is the reduction of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer usage in agriculture since these nitrogen chemicals cause serious pollution of the environment. the focus of this research project is on nitrogen uptake and partitioning within the plant, specifically in the form of amino acids, in order to understand how these processes affect plant growth and biomass yields. Key components in plant amino acid transport have already been identified and it will be determined whether modifications in transport processes can promote the acclimation of plants to low nitrogen soils. Additionally, by using genetic, molecular, biochemical, and physiological approaches it is anticipated that important insights into the mechanisms of nutrient partitioning and nitrogen transport efficiency will be gained that might lead to improvements in plant growth, seed quality and yields without intensive nitrogen fertilization. At the academic level, the proposed research will integrate research with science education by promoting student training in plant biology. Wit is anticipated that the outcomes of this project will provide a basis for further studies on plant transport processes and interrelated metabolic networks with long-term goals of developing strategies to secure plant productivity for food and biofuel production while still protecting the environment.