Role of alanine aminotransferase in improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in cereals

作物对氮基肥料的利用率很低，其利用率（吸收的氮占施用的氮）通常低于40%。 未使用的氮通常通过沥滤和/或挥发而损失到环境中。 提高农业氮肥利用率（NUE）将减少氮肥的总体使用，并最大限度地减少其环境足迹。 该项目将开发一种新的NUE技术，当转移到植物中时，该技术将显着提高NUE。 我们将在分子、生物化学和生理水平上定义表型，以最大限度地将其应用于其他农作物，如小麦、大麦和玉米。

The use of nitrogen-based fertilisers by crop plants is poor where efficiencies (nitrogen taken up to that applied) is often less than 40%. Nitrogen not used is often lost to the environment through leaching and or volatilisation. Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in agriculture will decrease overall nitrogen fertiliser use and minimise its environmental footprint. This project will characterise a novel NUE technology that when transferred to plants significantly improves NUE. We will define the phenotype at the molecular, biochemical and physiological levels to maximise its adoption to other agricultural crops such as wheat, barley and maize.