Plant Protein Signalling Networks

我们将从生化、分子和细胞水平评估PNPs(新型植物蛋白激素)的功能作用。重要的是，随着极端气候带来的压力越来越大，这将导致对植物用来调节其水分状况的过程有新的见解和批判性的欣赏。由于水分和溶质状况是调节植物生长和发育的基础，这些发现将对澳大利亚的农业和园艺业产生重大影响。我们获得的新见解可以直接用于加快开发耐旱性和耐盐性更好的植物的进程，这些植物将在澳大利亚恶劣的条件下获得更好的作物和牧草生产力。

We will assess the functional role of PNPs (novel plant protein hormones) at a biochemical, molecular and cellular level. Importantly, as stresses from climatic extremes are increasing, this will lead to new insights and critical appreciation of the processes plants use to regulate their water status. Since water and solute status underpins the regulation of plant growth and development, these findings will have a major impact on both agriculture and horticulture in Australia. The new insights that we gain can be used to directly accelerate progress towards the development of plants with improved drought and salinity tolerance that will lead to better crop and pasture productivity under harsh Australian conditions.