各校計畫成果

活動簡介

The project has advanced NTU’s goals by exploring stress-resilient traits in soybean and rice, informing sustainable agricultural practices. Field experiments on water management provided insights into biodiversity and pest dynamics, supporting climate-smart pest control. Key publications and collaborations with institutions like Harvard and Bordeaux Metabolome have broadened the project’s impact, contributing to global research on plant resilience. With essential funding and student training, this work strengthens NTU’s foundation in agricultural and environmental sciences and supports its global research engagement.

The project has advanced NTU's strategic goals by addressing three key objectives in climate-resilient agriculture, interdisciplinary research, and international collaboration. In Objective 1, we investigated plant traits such as stomata function, volatile emissions, growth, and drought resistance in 25 soybean and 28 rice cultivars, establishing a foundation for identifying stress-resilient traits. Objective 2 focused on examining water availability's impact on herbivore communities in agroecosystems, with experimental plots providing insights into biodiversity and pest management under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Objective 3 explored water management's role in pest control, supported by a published review in Journal of Pest Science. Collaborations with institutions like Harvard and Bordeaux Metabolome have broadened the project’s scope, while securing essential funding and training 17 students has strengthened NTU’s role in climate-smart agriculture. These achievements enhance NTU’s global research reputation and capacity to address climate change challenges.

Fig. 1 Volatile collection system. We established a push-pull volatile collection system that allow us to investigate plant volatile response under different environmental conditions. Arrows indicate air flow. 5: pot; 4: Glass chamber; 6: Light source.

Fig. 2 Soybean experimental field. We conducted experiment investigating the role of changing water availability on insect community. This project allows us to better understand the potential impact of environmental changes on insect biodiversity in the agroecosystem.