Acquisition of Five Controlled Environment Chambers for Plant Research

五个受控环境植物生长室将促进堪萨斯州立大学（KSU）一个跨学科小组对植物对生物和非生物环境胁迫的反应的研究。这些室将提供受控的生长条件，对了解植物感知和响应环境信号的机制至关重要。此次收购将促进小组成员的个人和合作研究，了解植物在逆境中的生化、生理和分子变化，鉴定与胁迫信号有关的基因，开发抗病原体和昆虫的植物品种，以及了解植物细胞分裂和细胞死亡的分子基础。通过合作使用设施和加强合作，这些生长室将为创新研究提供基础设施，从而提高KSU的研究质量和生产力。学生将从提供植物逆境反应训练的专业课程中受益。这些设备将进一步促进和加强KSU在植物生物化学、生理学、分子生物学和遗传学方面对妇女和少数民族的征聘和培训。植物的生长、发育和生产力受到环境因素的影响。疾病、虫害、全球气温上升、供水有限和化学毒性的压力限制了植物的生产力。了解植物对生物和非生物环境胁迫的感知和反应将加快植物品种的发展，从而提高植物生产力，提高食品质量，改善公众健康和环境

Five controlled environment plant growth chambers will facilitate research of a cross-disciplinary group at Kansas State University (KSU) on the response of plants to biotic and abiotic environmental stresses. These chambers will provide controlled growth conditions crucial for understanding the mechanism by which plants perceive and respond to environmental cues. The acquisitions will facilitate the individual and collaborative research of the group members on understanding the biochemical, physiological and molecular changes in plants exposed to stress, identification of genes involved in stress signaling, development of plant varieties resistant to pathogens and insects, and understanding the molecular basis of cell division and cell death in plants. The growth chambers will enhance the quality and productivity of research at KSU by providing infrastructure for innovative research, through cooperative use of facilities and increased collaboration. Students will benefit from specialty courses providing training on plant stress response. The equipment will further facilitate and enhance the recruitment and training of women and minorities in plant biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and genetics at KSU. Plant growth, development and productivity are influenced by environmental cues. The stress of disease, insect infestation, increasing global temperatures, limited water supply and chemical toxicity, limit plant productivity. The proposed work on understanding the perception and response of plants to biotic and abiotic environmental stresses will expedite the development of plant varieties with enhanced resistance to stress, thereby improving plant productivity, food quality, public health and the environment