Terminplanung kommende Semester und Vortragsarchiv BayCEER Kolloquium
The functional role and genetic control of many root anatomical and architectural traits are poorly understood. My group’s research focuses on characterizing root anatomical and architectural traits for enhanced stress tolerance and identifying genetic mechanisms controlling the expression of root traits. For example, we have identified genes controlling root growth angle and root cortical aerenchyma formation using forward and reverse genetics and have demonstrated the functional utility of these traits for nutrient and water capture. In this presentation, I will discuss several examples of root phenotypes, their function, and genetic control including multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma, root cortical aerenchyma, and root plasticity. We integrate phenomic, genomic, and in silico technologies to characterize root traits and genes associated with their expression that enhance plant productivity and abiotic stress tolerance. The identification of genes and functional phenotypes of root traits will facilitate efforts for the development of novel nutrient and water efficient crop varieties.
*** invited by Dr. Mutez Ahmed, Soil Physics
BayCEER-Kolloquium: |
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Do. 18.04.2024 The Canvas of Change: Creative Marketing for Behaviour Change, Sustainability and Social Good |
Do. 18.04.2024 Survival, 'dormancy', and resuscitation of microorganisms in water-limited environments: insights from coastal salt flats and desert soil crusts |
BayCEER Short Courses: |
Di. 16.04.2024 Geographical information system and R environment for conservation biology |
Ökologisch-Botanischer Garten: |
So. 07.04.2024 Führung | Talking Tree: Was Bäume über´s Klima erzählen |
Fr. 19.04.2024 Führung | Gesteine im Ökologisch-Botanischen Garten |