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Description
Salinity is a growing problem in Australia and globally. Research into the development of salt-tolerant crops has produced few successes, even though are over 1500 naturally salt-tolerant flowering plants. If so many salt-tolerant lineages have evolved, why can't we repeat this success in artificial breeding? Our novel, biodiversity-based approach aims to identify traits or preconditions that underlie the evolution of salt-tolerance, creating a unique database of physiological, ecological, taxonomic and DNA sequences for >1000 naturally salt-tolerant species. By providing a better understanding of how salt-tolerance evolves, we aim to inform strategies for developing salt-tolerant plants for agriculture, bioremediation and conservation.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 31/03/11 → 31/12/14 |
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