[evo.theory] Tempo and Mode Seminar

[Rachael Brown]

> You are invited to a seminar hosted by
> Tempo and Mode: Centre for Macroevolution and Macroecology
> Australian National University
>
> 1PM WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER  2007
> Botany & Zoology Seminar Room, Building 116, ANU
> (Please feel free to bring your lunch)
>
> HALOPHYTES: PLANTS FOR THE FUTURE?
> TIM FLOWERS
> University of Sussex and Visiting Professor at The University of  
> Western Australia
>
> Salinity is a widespread problem for crop production, often worsened  
> by human activity.  Salt tolerance has evolved in plants and yet it  
> is proving difficult to increase the tolerance of our crop plants.   
> It has been argued that this is due to the complexity of the trait  
> and the number of genes involved.  However, there are examples of  
> changes in salt tolerance resulting from the insertion of a single  
> gene into crop.  I argue that it is time to look to halophytes  -  
> for information on the genes involved in salt tolerance and, at a  
> more practical level, as alternative crops.
>
>
>
> TEMPO AND MODE SEMINARS ARE AIMED AT A GENERAL AUDIENCE
>
> For further information contact:
> Lindell.Bromham at anu.edu.au            www.tempoandmode.com
>
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> Lindell Bromham
> Centre for Macroevolution and Macroecology,
> School of Botany and Zoology
> Australian National University
> Canberra, ACT, 0200
> AUSTRALIA
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Rachael Brown
Philosophy, RSSS and
Tempo and Mode, Centre for Macroevolution and Macroecology
Australian National University
rachael at coombs.anu.edu.au
www.solbro.net
mobile: 0402 098 909
work: (02) 6125 3000


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