Linking Stress Tolerance to Molecular Evolution of Grass Stomata

盐分和干旱是两种有害的环境压力，影响着澳大利亚和世界各地的农业生产力和生态系统健康。该项目将重点研究小麦、大麦及其野生近缘植物之间气孔调节的进化、生理和分子方面的耐盐性和抗旱性。该项目将促进对小麦和大麦两种主要作物气孔调节进化的科学认识。该项目还将帮助植物育种者提高作物盐分和抗旱性，以确保全球粮食安全。

Salinity and drought are two detrimental environmental stresses, affecting agricultural productivity and ecosystem health in Australia and around the world. This project will focus on the evolutionary, physiological and molecular aspects of stomatal regulation between wheat, barley and their wild relatives for salinity and drought tolerance. This project will advance the scientific knowledge in the evolution of stomatal regulation in two staple crops wheat and barley. The project will also assist plant breeders with increasing crop salinity and drought tolerance for global food security.