Small but bold: harnessing microbes to boost drought tolerance in grasses

小而大胆：利用微生物提高草的耐旱性

• 批准号: DE210101822
• 负责人: Dr Eleonora Egidi
• 金额: $ 30.85万
• 依托单位: Western Sydney University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE210101822
• 关键词: Small; but; bold; harnessing; microbes

Drought threats grasslands worldwide, and new adaptation and resilience building approaches are required to protect the wealth of ecosystem services provided by grasslands. Soil microbes offer an untapped opportunity to enhance drought survival in grasses. Yet, to harness this potential, we first need to identify the key microbial functions that contribute to plant tolerance to drought. This project aims to determine the microbe-mediated ecological and functional mechanisms that underpin grass performance under drought. This knowledge will lay the foundation to accelerate the design and implementation of effective microbial manipulations and management strategies, and thus increase our success in protecting this important ecosystem.

干旱威胁着全世界的草原，需要新的适应和恢复力建设方法来保护草原提供的丰富的生态系统服务。土壤微生物提供了一个未开发的机会，以提高干旱生存的草。然而，为了利用这一潜力，我们首先需要确定有助于植物耐旱的关键微生物功能。本项目旨在确定微生物介导的生态和功能机制，这些机制支持干旱条件下草的生长。这些知识将为加速设计和实施有效的微生物操作和管理策略奠定基础，从而增加我们在保护这一重要生态系统方面的成功。