Priming and memory in response to photoperiod stress in Arabidopsis thaliana (C01)

• Subject Area: Plant Cell and Developmental Biology
• Term: from 2012 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 190578797

An altered photoperiod induces in Arabidopsis a stress response. A photoperiod stress event suppresses for some days the full response to a second similar or a different stress event indicating priming and memory. The response of plants subjected to different priming-triggering stress scenarios will be studied in detail with a special focus on the role of light quality and quantity. The characterisation of stress-induced changes of the transcriptome and metabolome as well as genetic analyses will identify genes and signalling pathways associated with priming and memory of photoperiod stress.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 973: Priming and Memory of Organismic Responses to Stress
• Applicant Institution: Freie Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Thomas Schmülling