What is it about?

Genetics of adaptation to novel environmental challenges.

A4: Genetic basis and ecological importance of adaptive myxospermic strategies to drought stress in the Camelineae tribe and the Brassicaceae family.

This project will evaluate the ecological role of seed mucilage composition and link the trait to seed quality and germination in Camelina sativa, a species adapted to semiarid environments and frequently described as a competing weed. We will compare the role of mucilage synthesis and regulation genes in seed germination ability under adverse conditions in C. sativa and ruderal A. thaliana with the aim to identify and compare adaptive gene effects across these related species with different ecologies.

Joint the project

Project leader

GERMAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION (DFG)

Networking activities

  • Inclusion of the CRC TRR 341 project in the COMMUNITY section of the UNTWIST website.
  • Possibility of presenting the project in the courses and conferences organized on the framework of CRC TRR 341 and vice versa.
  • Organisation of meetings between both projects for results presentation and analysis of present and future collaboration.
  • Dissemination of events on the website CRC TRR 341 and vice versa.
Category: Ongoing Projects