Adaptive potential of the leaf economics spectrum in the Brassicaceae (A01)

• Subject Area: Plant Physiology
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 456082119

Photosynthesis is the primary source of chemical energy for plants and, as such, crucial for plant fitness and ecology. Variation in leaf structure and anatomy influences the photosynthetic efficiency and carbon assimilation under different environmental conditions. This project will link intra- and inter-specific genetic variation in leaf traits with variation in photosynthetic efficiency under stress in all Brassicaceae species studied in the CRC. This project aims to unravel the contribution of leaf-trait-variation and photosynthetic performance to the genetic basis of ecological specialization in the Brassicaceae.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 341: Plant Ecological Genetics
• Applicant Institution: Universität zu Köln
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Andreas P.M. Weber, since 7/2022