Identification of anion transporters that confer chloride exclusion and salt tolerance to grapevine rootstocks

Abstract

Sam Henderson, a Wine Australia funded PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide presented a research poster at the Gordon Research Conference Salt and Water Stress in Plants at the Chinese University of Hong Kong from June 24th-29th 2012.

Summary

The purpose of the travel was to gain exposure to world class research in the field of plant salt stress with the aim of using this knowledge to better improve research into salt tolerance of grapevine back in Adelaide. Since returning to Adelaide this travel has assisted in the preparation of a manuscript. This report summarises the activities and key outcomes arising from this travel, in particular it summarises the conference presentations found most valuable to the author.