Australia Partnering Award: Delving down-under using advanced plant phenotyping to uncover how roots grown in hard soils
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Biosciences
Abstract
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Publications
Pandey BK
(2021)
Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Huang G
(2022)
Ethylene inhibits rice root elongation in compacted soil via ABA- and auxin-mediated mechanisms.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Huang G
(2021)
AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORS 6 and 17 control the flag leaf angle in rice by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis of lamina joints.
in The Plant cell
Reynolds M
(2021)
Addressing Research Bottlenecks to Crop Productivity.
in Trends in plant science
Description | Monthly online meetings and frequent exchanges has led to several successful paper and grant award outcomes. |
Exploitation Route | The collaborative activities has underpinned several major awards - including a €10M ERC Synergy grant (to MJB) and €1.5M ERC Starter grant award (to ECR Bipin Poonam). |
Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Education |
Description | Science Fair (Nottingham) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 1500 members of the public (based on tickets issued for the event) attended the event. Our project was presented in lay person terms and several exhibits provided of our work and its wider societal importance. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
URL | https://wollatonhall.org.uk/science-in-the-park/ |
Description | The UK and Australian partners have met online every month |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The UK and Australian partners have met online every month to - present and share their latest results - plan staff exchanges once travel internationally returns to normal - discuss sharing facilities and expertise |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |