(A) Environmental regulation of plant growth and development

Completed

Not Energy Related
Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes))

Basic and strategic applied research

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science)

Not Cross-cutting

Professor J Hall
School of Biological Sciences
University of Southampton

Standard

BBSRC

31 July 2001

31 January 2002

6 months

£42,572

Power

South East

BBSRC Energy Grants

Professor J Hall, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton

Dr M Barber, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton
Dr M Dixon, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton
Professor G Taylor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton
Dr M Terry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton
Dr L Williams, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton

Objectives not supplied

Research in plant science at Southampton is concerned with the interaction of plants with their environment and their responses to various stress conditions. Interests include the responses of plants to attack by fungal pathogens, the acquisition of and tolerance to essential heavy metals, the responses of plants to global environmental change including elevated CO2 or ozone levels, the role of light in plant growth and development, and the potential of trees as renewable energy sources. This research involves the widespread use of Arabidopsis and tomato as model plants, the increased use of transgenic and mutant plants to investigate physiological function, and the requirement for stricter environmental control to investigate changes such as CO2 enrichment. Current growth facilities in the School of Biological Sciences are over 10 years old and are inadequate for current demand. Thus there is an urgent need for expansion and improvement to support the high level of current research activity funded by the BBSRC, NERC and other agencies. Thus the bid includes specialised Arabidopsis growth chambers, enhancement of glasshouse facilities and modifications to growth rooms to include CO2 control.

14/12/07