Induction of Plant Transfer Cells - Discovering Regulatory Networks

该项目旨在从分子水平上了解负责诱导形成专门的植物细胞的调控机制，这些细胞在控制营养物质运输方面具有核心重要性。这些所谓的“传递细胞”在决定作物营养方面起着关键作用，因此在正常和胁迫环境下（如土壤养分缺乏和盐分）产量也是如此。发现控制这些特化细胞形成的调节机制将保持澳大利亚在这一研究领域的国际声誉。此外，生成的信息平台可以提供技术机会，以优化健康植物中的营养流，对抗某些环境压力和控制病原体攻击。

This project seeks molecular understanding of regulatory mechanisms responsible for inducing formation of specialized plant cells that are of central importance in controlling nutrient transport. These so-called "transfer cells" play pivotal roles in determining crop nutrition and hence yield under normal and stressful environments such as soil nutrient deficiencies and salinity. Discovering regulatory mechanisms that control formation of these specialized cells will maintain Australia's international reputation in this field of research. In addition, the information platform generated may provide technological opportunities to optimise nutrient flows in healthy plants, combat certain environmental stresses and control pathogen attack.