Stomata functioning in halophytes for improved plant stress tolerance

该项目旨在确定盐生植物如何在极端土壤条件下平衡光合作用和水分流失。盐碱和干旱影响作物产量。植物通过气孔平衡二氧化碳吸收和水分流失的能力决定了它们如何科普压力。盐生植物可以在通常杀死99%作物的条件下实现这种平衡，但它们是如何做到这一点的尚不清楚。本项目将研究盐生植物中调节气孔功能的运输系统，并有助于理解其运作的分子和生理基础。这将使育种者能够利用这一特性来提高作物在极端盐碱和干旱条件下的表现。

This project aims to determine how halophytes balance photosynthesis and water loss under extreme soil conditions. Salinity and drought affect crop production. Plants’ ability to balance carbon dioxide uptake and water loss through stomata determines how they cope with stressors. Halophytes can achieve this balance at conditions that normally kill 99% of crops, but how they do so is unknown. This project will characterise the transport systems mediating stomata function in halophytes and contribute to understanding the molecular and physiological basis of their operation. This should allow breeders to use this trait to improve crop performance under conditions of extreme salinity and drought.