Projects
Enhancement of biomass production and cell wall accessibility for fermentation in Brachypodium distachyon as a model and Zea mays as a crop Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The aim of this research project is to develop an innovative concept for breeding purposes. The knowledge will come from a biotechnological approach to improve digestibility and enhance biomass production in grasses. The main focus here is to translate expertise obtained in the dicot model plant Arabidopsis thaliana to the monocot species Brachypodium distachyon and Zea ...
Tracking plant carbon allocation to mycorrhizal fungi in a nutrient addition experiment with Zea mays. University of Antwerp
Identification and characterization of mutants with increased DNA stress resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays Ghent University
Plants are sessile organisms, meaning that in contrast to mammals they cannot escape adverse growth conditions such as drought, heat, excess UV radiation, etc. For this reason, they have evolved extensive mechanisms to safeguard their genomic integrity, in order to pass on an intact copy of their genome to the offspring. During this PhD, we aimed to learn more about cell cycle regulation, and more specifically about the molecular mechanism ...
The role of the shoot apical meristem in orchestrating shoot growth in Zea mays Ghent University
Assessing the delivery of valuable traits into crops (Zea mays) by protein interference Ghent University
The objective of this StarTT IOF project is to provide quantitative data on commercially valuable traits such as starch content and drought tolerance generated by the application of the protein interference (Pi) technology in crops (Zea mays) with the aim to secure a technology licensing deal for crop improvement and to deliver new IPR.
A cost-efficient methodology for quantitative provenance analysis and mass budget studies in clastic sedimentary geology (southern North Sea Basin). KU Leuven
Sedimentary provenance analysis attempts to uncover the different sources of a sediment deposited in a certain sedimentary basin, recently or in geological history. Different aspects of the sediment composition, such as bulk petrography, heavy mineral composition or single grain geochemistry can provide clues to determine the source areas. Based on these data, a quantitative mixing model can be constructed describing the proportion of ...
The regulation of leaf size in maize (Zea mays): A multidisciplinary investigation of mutants with increased leaf size. University of Antwerp
The regulation of leaf size in maize (Zea mays): A multidisciplinary investigation of mutants with decreased leaf size. University of Antwerp
Characterization of growth regulatory protein complexes in plants via multi-functional TAP technology. Ghent University
Proteins are one of the key components in the complex regulatory networks that underlie biological processes. Although some work independently, most proteins form interactions with other proteins or macromolecules, such as RNA and DNA, to perform their function. To aid functional annotation in plants in a system-wide manner, a wide variety of techniques have been constructed over the years
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