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Processes of plant growth that impact agriculture and horticulture (2018-2024)

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.

Experts

Professor Christine Beveridge

Director, Centre for Horticultural Science
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
UQ Laureate Fellow
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Faculty of Science
Affiliate ARC Laureate Fellow of School of the Environment
School of the Environment
Faculty of Science
Christine Beveridge
Christine Beveridge