Adaptive potential of light-signalling genes in Arabidopsis thaliana (A07)

• Subject Area: Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 456082119

Competition for resources is a prevalent force in structuring plant communities and natural selection, yet the mechanisms that underlie resource competition are not well understood. This project will unravel the role of light-signalling for plant competitive ability and thus the ability to survive and reproduce in dense plant stands. Experiments on light-signalling mutants and natural variants with divergent competitive ability will determine the diversity of ecological strategies associated with the ability to compete for light.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 341: Plant Ecological Genetics
• Applicant Institution: Universität zu Köln
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Ute Höcker, since 7/2022