A5034643042- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Light effects on plants
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Potato Plant Research
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
Wageningen University & Research
2018-2025
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
2023
Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences
2018
Potato is an important food crop with high yields. However when exposed to drought it suffers major yield losses. Considering its global importance and the increasing incidence of due climate change, research toward tolerance in potato remains imperative. We have studied a set 103 commercial cultivars representing genetic diversity European market. The were grown different field locations three subsequent years (2013–2015). Our aim was understand how regimes affect canopy growth potato,...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an important food crop consumed all over the world, but it generally sensitive to drought conditions. One of major physiological processes affected by stress carbon partitioning: plant's choice where allocate its photoassimilates. Our aim was investigate molecular factors and possible bottlenecks affecting partitioning during drought. We studied potato cultivars with contrasting responses in greenhouse years 2013–2015, further investigated expression genes...
Since the basic biochemical mechanisms of photosynthesis are remarkably conserved among plant species, genetic modification approaches have so far been main route to improve photosynthetic performance crops. Yet, phenotypic variation observed in wild species and between varieties crop implies there is standing natural for photosynthesis, offering a largely unexplored resource use breeding crops with improved higher yields. The reason this has not yet explored that probably involves thousands...
Abstract Drought sensitivity of potato leads to a reduction in total tuber yield and marketable yield. An investigation drought effects on attributes will facilitate our understanding how reduce such huge losses. We have evaluated yield, size distribution set 103 European commercial cultivars under irrigated non-irrigated conditions the field. The multi-year results from two locations, Connantre, France (2013–2015) Nieuw-Namen Zeeland, Netherlands (2013–2014), were analysed. used Normal...
Abstract Background The development and physiology of plants are influenced by light intensity its changes. Despite the significance this phenomenon, there is a lack understanding regarding processes regulates. This partly due to complexity plant’s responses, but also limited availability setups capable producing specific patterns. Results While unraveling complexities plant responses will require further studies, research proposes simple method implement dynamic setups. In study, we...
Abstract Efforts to improve photosynthetic performance are increasingly employing natural genetic variation. However, variation in the organellar genomes (plasmotypes) is often disregarded due difficulty of studying plasmotypes and lack evidence that this a worthwhile investment. Here, we systematically phenotyped plasmotype diversity using Arabidopsis thaliana as model species. A reanalysis whole genome resequencing data 1,531 representative accessions shows amongst mitochondrial eight...
Efforts to improve photosynthetic performance are increasingly employing natural genetic variation. However, variation in the organellar genomes (plasmotypes) is often disregarded due difficulty of studying plasmotypes and lack evidence that this a worthwhile investment. Here, we systematically phenotyped plasmotype diversity using Arabidopsis thaliana as model species. A reanalysis whole-genome resequencing data 1,541 representative accessions shows among mitochondrial eight times lower...
Abstract The Green Revolution has resulted in major improvements crop productivity, but left photosynthesis largely unimproved. Despite ample variation of photosynthetic performance crops and their wild relatives, the capacity elite breeding lines remains well below its theoretical maximum. As yield is often primary selective trait, current plant approaches result trade-offs that prevent positive selection for itself. Currently, genetic seldomly validated at level, as a these remain poorly...
In nature, light is never constant, while in the controlled environments used for vertical farming, vitro propagation, or plant production scientific research, intensity often kept constant during photoperiod. To investigate effects on growth of varying irradiance photoperiod, we grew Arabidopsis thaliana under three profiles: a square-wave profile, parabolic profile with gradually increasing and subsequently decreasing irradiance, regime comprised rapid fluctuations irradiance. The daily...
Abstract The environments in which plant species evolved are now generally understood to be dynamic rather than static. Photosynthesis has operate within these environments, such as sudden changes light intensities. Plants have photoprotection mechanisms that prevent damage caused by high extent of genetic variation plants deal with conditions remains largely unexplored. Here we show one accession A. thaliana a more efficient mechanism conditions, compared six other accessions. construction...
SUMMARY Natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana provide powerful systems to study the adaptation wild plant species. Previous research has predominantly focused on global or accessions collected from regions with diverse climates. However, little is known about genetics underlying in mild environmental clines. We have examined a diversity panel consisting 192 A. Netherlands, region limited climatic variation. Despite relatively uniform climate, we identified evidence local within this...
Abstract Natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana provide powerful systems to study adaptation wild plant species. Previous research has predominantly focused on global or accessions collected from regions with diverse climates. However, little is known about the genetics underlying in mild environmental clines. We have examined a diversity panel consisting 192 A. Netherlands, region limited climatic variation. Despite relatively uniform climate, we identified compelling evidence local...
Assessing the impact of variation in chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA (collectively termed plasmotype) on plant phenotypes is challenging due to difficulty separating their effect from nuclear derived (the nucleotype). Haploid inducer lines can be used as efficient plasmotype donors generate new plasmotype-nucleotype combinations (cybrids)(Ravi et al., 2014). We generated a panel comprising all possible cybrids seven Arabidopsis thaliana accessions extensively phenotyped these for 1859...
Abstract Background The development and physiology of plants are influenced by light intensity its changes. Despite the significance this phenomenon, there is a lack understanding regarding processes regulates. This partly due to complexity plant's responses, but also limited availability setups capable producing specific patterns. Results While unraveling complexities plant responses will require further studies, research proposes simple method implement dynamic setups. In study, we...