Plant heterotrimeric G proteins: new roles in defence, stomatal control and ABA perception

农业是澳大利亚重要的经济活动，带来可观的出口收入。地球仪农业面临的两个主要问题是疾病的发生率和缺水。植物病原体和水供应不足造成的农业损失每年达数十亿美元，并产生深远的经济和社会影响。在澳大利亚，水是一种极其稀缺的资源，周期性的干旱给澳大利亚农业部门造成了巨大的损失。我们的研究将探索新的和更清洁的战略，以提供作物保护，以及提高水的利用效率。

Agriculture is an important economic activity in Australia that results in considerable export revenues. Two of the major problems facing agriculture around the globe are the incidence of diseases and the scarcity of water. Agricultural losses caused by plant pathogens and low water availability account for billions of dollars every year and have profound economic and social implications. Water is an extremely scarce resource in Australia and periodic droughts inflict immense losses to the Australian agricultural sector. Our research will explore new and cleaner strategies to provide crop protection as well as to increase water use efficiency.