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Processes of plant growth that impact agriculture and horticulture (2018–2023)

Abstract:
The Fellowship aims to discover genes and processes that control shoot architecture; the sophisticated regulation of axillary buds and therefore of arrested embryonic shoots and stem cells. The project will discover pivotal cellular processes underpinning growth activation and arrest and identify how hormones and signals coordinate branch growth and position. By investigation of cellular processes governing growth and development, as well as physiology and molecular genetics, it will enhance Australian capacity and multidisciplinary innovation. Combining with strong international collaborations, this project will lead to benefits for field, horticultural and forestry crops through understanding the variable basis of shoot branching.
Grant type:
ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
Researchers:

  • Professor Christine Beveridge

    UQ Laureate Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
    Faculty of Science
    Affiliate of Centre for Crop Scienc
    Centre for Crop Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    of School of the Environment
    School of the Environment
    Faculty of Science
Funded by:
Australian Research Council