Signal integration and epigenetic reprograming for plant productivity (SINGING PLANT)
- Project Identification
- CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_026/0008446 (kod CEP: EF16_026/0008446)
- Project Period
- 7/2018 - 12/2022
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
- Operational Programme Research, Development and Education
- Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research
- MU Faculty or unit
- Central European Institute of Technology
- Cooperating Organization
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Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR, v. v. i.
- Responsible person Ing. František Foret, CSc.
- Responsible person Ing. Martin Trtílek
The last food crisis in 60’s of the last century was successfully solved via innovative use of plant breeding, also called ‘the 1st green revolution’. Since that, the humankind is facing another severe challenge. Exponential population growth in a combination with delimited amount of arable land and stormy climate changes are threatening literally the basis of our civilization. Considering the recent prognosis predicting substantial deficit of food production as soon as in 2027, the onset of the ‘2nd green revolution’ must not be postponed.
The main goal of the project is to identify the key regulators allowing integration of environmental, hormonal and stress-related signalling pathways with epigenetic regulations as potential powerful targets useful in the generation of stress-resistant plants. The project aims to describe the genetic variability of key signalling pathways in Arabidopsis and selected crops. The information will be used for the targeted improvement of Brassica sp. and potato with ultimate goal to generate crops with higher survival and yield under (particularly drought) stress conditions.
To achieve the project objectives, we will employ the expertize of the project team in genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, analytical chemistry and engineering with up-to-date approaches in the plant phenotyping. The collaboration of academy (CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic) with local industrial partner (PSI - Photon Systems Instruments, Ltd., Drasov, Czech Republic) and key abroad collaborator (IPK - Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Gatersleben, Germany) will allow to maximize the mutual synergies generated in frame of the consortium and successfully solve all the project tasks.
Publications
Total number of publications: 38
2022
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Aluminum Stress Induces Irreversible Proteomic Changes in the Roots of the Sensitive but Not the Tolerant Genotype of Triticale Seedlings
PLANTS-BASEL, year: 2022, volume: 11, edition: 2, DOI
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Effect of drought on wheat production in Poland between 1961 and 2019
Crop Science, year: 2022, volume: 62, edition: 2, DOI
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Hairy root transformation system as a tool for CRISPR/Cas9-directed genome editing in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, year: 2022, volume: 13, DOI
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Integration of Phenomics and Metabolomics Datasets Reveals Different Mode of Action of Biostimulants Based on Protein Hydrolysates in Lactuca sativa L. and Solanum lycopersicum L. Under Salinity
Frontiers in Plant Science, year: 2022, volume: 12, edition: February, DOI
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Long-Term High-Temperature Stress Impacts on Embryo and Seed Development in Brassica napus
Frontiers in Plant Science, year: 2022, volume: 13, DOI
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Microfluidic device integrating single-cell extraction and electrical lysis for mass spectrometry detection of intracellular compounds
Electrophoresis, year: 2022, DOI
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On the trail of auxin: reporters and sensors
The Plant Cell, year: 2022, DOI
2021
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3D printed device for epitachophoresis
Analytica Chimica Acta, year: 2021, volume: 1154, edition: APR, DOI
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Disruption of NAP1 genes in Arabidopsis thaliana suppresses the fas1 mutant phenotype, enhances genome stability and changes chromatin compaction
The Plant Journal, year: 2021, volume: 106, edition: 1, DOI
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Distinct Responses of Arabidopsis Telomeres and Transposable Elements to Zebularine Exposure
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, year: 2021, volume: 22, edition: 1, DOI