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PhD: Building climate change resilience in cotton through translational physiology

This PhD project determines the impact of extreme climates on plant photosynthesis. It generates temperature dependency data, including biochemistry and physiology of CO2 assimilation. Differences in the photosynthesis of cotton species from different parts of the globe have been analysed under glasshouse and field conditions against climates of origin and selected modern cotton cultivars. Analysis has found differences in the optimum temperature for photosynthesis between these cotton species. The project has helped to develop predictive models to establish the value of any photosynthesis transformation.

Project date

27 Feb 2017-31 Aug 2020

Principal investigator

Demi Gamble

Research organisations

Australian National University (ANU)
Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

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Multiple industries
Forestry Natural capital assets Other rural industries

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) is a not-for-profit company that provides national, integrated research and development services to …

Multiple industries
Forestry Natural capital assets Other rural industries
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Research funding body

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