Comparative analysis of gene-specific adaptive potentials across changing environments in A. thaliana (A12)

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

The range of a species is delimited by a set of environmental factors that together define its niche. Here, we ask how individual genes and pathways contribute to defining a species niche. We will quantify the performance of all Arabidopsis mutants studied in the consortium along nutrient, water and competition gradients to compare the relative fitness effects of the candidate genes/pathways along environmental gradients. This project will provide a protocol to annotate genes according to the environments in which they promote plant fitness and compare how the various genetic pathways and traits studied in the consortium shape the breadth of a species’ niche.

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