Back to profile Projects - dr.ing. JJB (Joost) Keurentjes Projects by JJB Keurentjes Modification of meiotic inheritance for plant breeding applications Key to plant breeding is the generation of offspring that show new combinations of desired traits. We investigate how we can efficiently change the... Use of chromosome substitution lines in plant genetics When a chromosome of a line is replaced by the chromosome of another line, one obtains chromosome substitution lines (CSLs). CSLs can be very powerful... Genetic Analysis of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana Nitrogen (N) is an essential macronutrient, affecting plant growth, crop production and photosynthesis. N deficient plants show retarded growth in...