U.S.-U.K. Cooperative Research: Ultramicroanalysis of Cytoplasmic Na+ in Response to Salt Stress in Plants

这个为期一年的奖项将支持研究生在美国的参与-英国玛丽A.位于布法罗的纽约州立大学的Bisson和A. D.托马斯在威尔士大学。 他们将利用轮藻研究植物的耐盐性和胁迫，轮藻是一种复杂的大型藻类，与产生高等植物的品系密切相关。他们的研究目的是测试由于钠在植物细胞质中积累而产生的毒性。 美国的研究者为这次合作带来了植物系统和体内平衡方面的专业知识。 这是由威尔士研究人员的专业知识，在超微分析，一个重要的新技术，测量钠耐受性和压力的补充。 这些研究将推进我们对植物中盐分的认识，以及它如何决定自然植物分布和植物生产力的限制。

This one year award will support participation of a graduate student in a U.S.-U.K. cooperative research project between Mary A. Bisson of the State University of New York, Buffalo, and A. D. Tomas at the University of Wales. They will study salt tolerance and stress in plants using charophytes, a complex macrophytic algae closely related to the line which gave rise to higher plants. The objective of their research is to test toxicity due to the accumulation of sodium in the plant's cytoplasm. The U.S. investigator brings to this collaboration expertise in plant systems and homeostasis. This is complemented by the Welsh investigator's expertise in ultramicroanalysis, an important new technique for measuring sodium tolerance and stress. These studies will advance our knowledge about salinity in plants and how it determines natural plant distribution and limitations on plant productivity.