Brassinosteroids and Water Stresses

水资源的利用已经成为影响澳大利亚农业发展的一个主要因素。因此，开发新技术在当今气候条件下维持作物生产十分重要。更清楚地了解油菜素内酯及其在水分胁迫中的潜在作用，以及它们与已知的与胁迫相关的激素（如脱落酸和乙烯）的相互作用，最终将能够更有效地控制水分胁迫地区的植物生长。这个项目还有一个额外的优势，那就是使用豆科植物，这是一组对澳大利亚经济做出重大贡献的植物。我们在豆科植物发展方面的知识的增加将有助于巩固该行业未来的增长。

Water use has become a major factor affecting agricultural development in Australia. Therefore, it is important to develop new techniques to sustain crop production in today's climate. Developing a clearer understanding of brassinosteroids, their underlying role in water stresses and their interaction with known stress-related hormones, such as abscisic acid and ethylene, will eventually enable more effective and efficient manipulation of plant growth in water stressed areas. This project has the added advantage of working with a legume, a group of plants that make a substantial contribution to the Australian economy. Our increased knowledge of legume development will help underpin future growth of this sector.