Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
1789 The University of Texas at El Paso (143677)
Principal Investigator: Hernandez,Jose Angel
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 748,835
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 5/1/23 - 4/30/27
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Chemistry
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Chemistry
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Nanoscale manganese and iron micronutrients to increase photosynthesis, crop yield and abiotic stress tolerance
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CFDA: 10.31
Program Title: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
Note:
There is growing certainty that nanotechnology can be a critical tool to increase agricultural productivity to achieve and maintain global food security. Our previous work show that nanoscale micronutrients Mn and Fe have multifunctionality, uniquely increasing photosynthesis as a function of small particle size while simultaneously up-regulating the production of antioxidant enzymes and reducing the effects of abiotic stress. However, there are gaps in knowledge about the mechanisms that are activated by nanoscale Mn and Fe species. Furthermore, there is a lack of understanding of the fate and transport of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) upon foliar and seed application. Toward the goal of creating an optimal nano-enabled fertilizer, we aim to evaluate the effects of four synthetized nanoscale Mn and Fe species on four model crops. We anticipate that the outcomes will enable us to have a thorough mechanistic understanding of critical ENM-plant interactions, which in turn will enable us to maximize the effect of nanoscale materials on crops.
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