De Virtuele Plant

Projecten (in English)

• Modeling an ecological network of plant-insect dynamics in the context of volatile plant metabolite profiles Plants are at the basis of most terrestrial food webs and they are exposed to a multitude of insect species at different trophic levels. Plants appear...
• Modelling flowering time regulatory networks Proper regulation of flowering time is essential for plant adaptation to the environment and to ensure optimal yield. A key environmental signal that...
• Modelling rice adaptation to drought stress Drought is a complex stress for crops. They react with changes in photosynthesis, morphology (e.g. root size and leaf thickness) and other crop...
• Modeling of multicellular feedback loops in plant stem cells Stem cells are crucial to growth and architecture of plants. Our group has discovered a major gene regulatory network involved in the positioning and...
• Systems biology of sink strength Knowledge and understanding of plant physiology and genetics is rapidly moving forward. However integration of these advances with the extensive...
• Finding the Holy Grail in production ecology Society has expressed strong interest in a bio-based economy. This requires high-yielding crops that efficiently use nutrients and water and are...