Ascorbate and glutathione integrate the control of grapevine development

该项目旨在对木本多年生作物的生长是如何受到调控的理解做出一步改变。对一年生草本植物的研究表明，抗坏血酸和谷胱甘肽在植物发育的各个阶段起着重要的调节作用。然而，这不能轻易转化为多年生的生命周期。该项目将开发新的葡萄遗传工具，首次在多年生植物中研究这些抗氧化剂的功能。研究抗坏血酸和谷胱甘肽如何调节葡萄藤的发育，以及这些功能如何与激素和能量代谢相结合。研究结果将提高我们在当前和未来气候条件下管理多年生作物的能力。

This project aims to make a step-change in understanding how the growth of woody perennial crops is regulated. The study of herbaceous annual plants has established that the antioxidants, ascorbate and glutathione, are important in regulating every step of plant development. However, this cannot readily translate to perennial life cycles. This project will develop novel genetic tools in grapevine that enable functional studies of these antioxidants in a perennial plant for the first time. It will investigate how ascorbate and glutathione regulate the development of grapevine, and how these functions integrate with hormone and energy metabolism. The outcomes will advance our ability to manage perennial crops in current and future climates.