Research programme
Plant Sciences
The mission of the Plant Science research programme is to contribute to the sustainable production of high quality crops, flowers and high-value bio-based products. This is realised by generating fundamental knowledge of basic biological processes related to development of plants and their interaction with the environment.
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- Peter Klinkhamer
Research in the Plant Science cluster is organised in three themes. In the first theme, Plant Genome Modification, we are generating knowledge to develop tools for the modification of the plant genome. In the second theme, Plant Development and Evolution, we aim to understand plant developmental processes controlled by the plant hormone auxin with a focus on developmental switches. The final theme, Plant Ecology and Phytochemistry, addresses the interactions between plants and their environment with an emphasis on the role of secondary metabolites.
Connection with other research
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Plant Sciences
- Quantitative biology of polar auxin transport and plant development
- Versatile SNP genotyping
- Agrobacterium-mediated protein therapy for genome editing
- T-DNA integration and DNA repair of DSBs in plants
- Polar auxin transport: translating environmental signals into plant developmental responses
- The role of auxin in somatic embryogenesis
- Plant ageing, rejuvenation and life history strategy
- Specificity and side-effects of mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 -induced breaks in plants
- Manipulating plant metabolomic profiles by seed and plant cutting treatments to enhance plant protection against western flower thrips
- The mechanism of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of eukaryotic cells
- The role of 14-3-3 proteins in ion homeostasis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Linking aboveground-belowground interactions and plant-soil feedback to improve pest control and sustainability in greenhouse cut-flowers
- Living legacies: Influence of plant-mediated changes in soil communities on aboveground plant-insect interactions
- Plant Latex: A Potential Resource of Bioactive Chemicals
- Natural deep eutectic solvents: A new green solvent from nature
- Metabolic Characterization of Marine Sponge
- Biotransformation of plant metabolites in microorganisms
- The evolution of the diversity of secondary metabolites
- Marker assisted breeding for thrips resistance in tomato
- Invasive plant species, models for evolutionary change
- Efficient gene-targeting during meiosis
- A metabolomics resistance test
- Thrips resistance in strawberry: more fruits with less pesticides
- Understanding plant transgenesis