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Projects - prof.dr. MGM (Mark) Aarts
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Combining approaches for photosynthetic improvement to allow increased sustainability in European agriculture
Photosynthesis is the engine of plant productivity. It is a remarkable process that uses absorbed light-energy to transform carbon dioxide from the... -
Phenotyping 4 Profit - for disease resistance in plants
In the era of genomics, genotyping plants is no longer the issue. However, plant phenotyping (especially of diseased plants) is critically lagging... -
Non-photochemical quenching in higher plant photosynthesis
This project aims to increase our understanding of the rate at which Arabidopsis thaliana plants adapt and protect themselves against changes in light... -
Improving photosynthesis by understanding cyto-nuclear interactions
Proteins whose coordinated action mediate photosynthesis are both nuclear and organellar encoded. Variation for nuclear and organellar genes results... -
Genetics of lettuce response to abiotic stresses
This project aims to identify and exploit natural genetic variation in the LK500 population to improve lettuce resilience to abiotic stress conditions... -
Plant photosynthesis in light fluctuation
This project aims to determine the physiological, biophysical and developmental consequences of plant exposure to fluctuating light conditions in... -
Photosynthesis under extreme light conditions
Photosynthesis is a process in which the cell captures light and converts its energy into organic compounds, like for example, the sugars on our food.... -
Unravelling genetic variation for cyto-nuclear interaction in Arabidopsis thaliana
Over one billion years ago the eukaryotic plant cell originated from the endosymbiosis of an early eukaryotic cell and a photosynthesizing... -
Resolving the extreme photosynthetic efficiency of grey mustard (Hirschfeldia incana)
Resolving the extreme photosynthetic efficiency of grey mustard (Hirschfeldia incana) - WUR Project Resolving the extreme photosynthetic efficiency of... -
Genetic analysis of heavy metal accumulation and tolerance in Noccaea caerulescens
Noccaea caerulescens is a heavy metal hyperaccumulator that has adapted completely to a life on heavy metal contaminated soil. Part of this adaptation...