Personal Details |
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Name | : Rifat Ara Begum |
Email address | : r.a.begum@sms.ed.ac.uk |
Nationality | : Bangladesh |
Position | : PhD student |
I am exploring the interplay between boric acid and (a) rhamnogalacturonan-II (RGII, an anionic pectin which forms RGII-B-RGII bridges), (b) certain plant glycolipids [glycosylinositol phosphorylceramides (GIPCs), speculated to bind boron], and (c) histidine-rich cationic plant peptides. This project will increase our understanding of Boron (B) metabolism in plants, potentially enhancing crop production on soils with excess or insufficient Boron.
Research funding: (October 2016 - March 2021)