205 Menu In particular, my laboratory is focused on to environmental problems, soil salinity and elevated carbon dioxide, and how these conditions affect growth.There is a very strong linkage between cell elongation, plant productivity and crop yields.
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The size of a stressed plant is dependent upon cell production and cell expansion, both of which may be affected by stress. The production of all plant parts is dependent upon the supply of external resources, such as water, mineral nutrients or carbon. To connect with Grant, sign up for Facebook today. Search The intensive use of resources by man has had it side-effects. About

Robinson, with the College’s Cooperative Extension unit, partnered with Oregon State University to investigate a hormone called abscisic acid and its role in drought- and salt-tolerant grapes. The intensive use of resources by man has had it side-effects. We are now actively investigating the effects of salinity on secretion of proteins, poly- and oligosaccharides to the cell wall.We are investigating the ionic stress component by developing methods for quantifying cytosolic calcium and sodium activities.

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Other. We have interesting correlations of the plant response to the plant growth regulator, abscisic acid with salinity stress, particularly the effects on growth, cell wall yield threshold and cytosolic calcium. Expand or Collapse to view popular links for this site



An increase in cell size will increase cell surface area, enabling roots to explore more of the soil for water and minerals, and leaves to capture more photosynthetic radiation. V. vinifera grapevines grow well in arid and semi-arid environments. V. vinifera L. has relatively high drought tolerance and genetic variability within the species exists.

Initially, the plant experiences a water stress, but with time salts accumulate in the plant creating an additional ionic stress.
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My major interest is in the regulation of plant growth and cell expansion. Contact Information In my laboratory, we are currently focusing on how salinity inhibits plant growth by these two components. In particular, my laboratory is focused on to environmental problems, soil salinity and elevated carbon dioxide, and how these conditions affect growth. About our program

We are now actively investigating the effects of salinity on secretion of proteins, poly- and oligosaccharides to the cell wall.We are investigating the ionic stress component by developing methods for quantifying cytosolic calcium and sodium activities. Grant Cramer; Office: 775-784-4204; Lab: 775-784-4225; Email: cramer@unr.edu; Building: HMS; Room: 205 Mailstop: 330 Summary.

About Through the use of new techniques in biotechnology, we can make better plants, which are more suitably adapted to these environmental conditions.Recently, my lab has been investigating the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on cell wall composition and biosynthesis. In general, plants have not yet adapted to fully utilize the resources in these new environments. We would expect that these plants would perform even better in an elevated CO2 environment.

In particular, my laboratory is focused on to environmental problems, soil salinity and elevated carbon dioxide, and how these conditions affect growth.There is a very strong linkage between cell elongation, plant productivity and crop yields. The production of all plant parts is dependent upon the supply of external resources, such as water, mineral nutrients or carbon. Initially, the plant experiences a water stress, but with time salts accumulate in the plant creating an additional ionic stress. The size of a stressed plant is dependent upon cell production and cell expansion, both of which may be affected by stress. Such plants are likely to be more productive thereby increasing crop yields.

Currently we are investigating the effects of these environmental conditions on the expression and regulation of key proteins involved in cell wall synthesis and secretion. Email: cramer@unr.edu Building: Howard Medical Science, Office 205. Grant Cramer Professor. Two notable effects are the increase in atmospheric CO2 leading to the “greenhouse effect” and the increase of salinized soils of irrigated lands leading to reductions in crop productivity on those soils. My major interest is in the regulation of plant growth and cell expansion. About our program