Profile
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Keywords : Cell wall, plant cold acclimation, wheat, soluble sugars, freezing stress
Research advisor : Prof. Dr. Toshihisa Kotake
Why I entered GSC program
I always wanted to do some innovative research in the field of plant science and GSC had the such type of facilities to fulfill my objectives. Therefore, I found this program has a strong and time demanding outline for the development of the potential researchers who can contribute to the novel findings in plant research arena.
Research title
Cell wall and soluble sugars change during cold acclimation can play a pivotal role for survival of wheat cultivars.
Research abstract
Food production in the future will be more challenging due to global climate changes. However, crop plants also need to adopt to the changes to sustain yield. Wheat is second most produced cereal after maize which needs cold and freezing during a part of its lifecycle. But due to shift in the winter and snow wheat yield may face yield limitations in near future. Consequently, to reveal physiological changes in plants, cell wall is of vital importance as it’s the first line of defense faced by any sort of stress. Cold acclimation which is the ability of plants to tolerate low nonfreezing temperatures can substantially alter cell wall composition (cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin) and soluble sugars. Accumulation of these sugars and polysaccharides can reduce the extent of freezing injury and lead to the survival of plants. To unveil the cultivar specific soluble sugar and cell wall polysaccharide changes in wheat following assays will be done- (1) evaluation of growth performance under different acclimation stages. (2) assessment of freezing tolerance by electrolyte leakage and TTC assay during cold acclimation. (3) determination of soluble sugars and cell wall polysaccharide composition. This project will lead to a better explanation in the scientific community that how a plant avoids or tolerates these stresses and what are the major strategies behind that leads a plant to survival or death.
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