Aquaporins in roots: resolving observations linking them to diverse processes in water relations and plant productivity

我们获得的知识将使澳大利亚受益，因为它可以更好地管理植物用水和生产力。这对于适应更干燥的气候至关重要，因为水是关键的资源。大量的水通过植物中的水通道蛋白运输，因此我们对这些蛋白的了解以及它们影响植物生长的其他过程的方式，可以使我们能够操纵植物来保存水分或更有效地从土壤中提取水分。该项目的分子方面可能揭示水和植物生产力之间尚未开发的新联系。高素质的博士和优等生也将接受教育，以保持澳大利亚在植物水关系领域的国际卓越势头。

The knowledge we gain will benefit Australia by allowing better management of plant water use and productivity. This is critical for adaptation to a drier climate where water is a critical resource. Large quantities of water move through aquaporin proteins in plants, therefore our understanding of these and the way they influence other processes in plant growth could enable us to manipulate plants to conserve water or to extract it more efficiently from the soil. Molecular aspects of the project could reveal new unexploited links between water and plant productivity. High calibre PhD and Honours students will also be educated to maintain the momentum of international excellence within Australia in the field of plant water relations.