Adaptive potential of sulfate content in Arabidopsis thaliana and Hordeum vulgare (A10)

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

Resource availability is one of the main factors affecting the ecological dynamics of populations or species. The capacity of plants to preempt resources thus determines the ability of plants to face resource limitations and competition. Sulfate is an essential plant nutrient, but sulfate concentrations in soil strongly fluctuate over the life cycle of plants. This project will examine how ecologically diverse Arabidopsis thaliana and Hordeum species can adjust sulfate uptake and accumulation to fluctuating sulfate concentrations and thus sustain plant performance.

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