Discovering the role of the circadian clock morning components in plant latitudinal adaptation KU Leuven
The main aim of my project is to better understand the functional basis for latitudinal adaptation of plants, with a focus on the morning transcription factor complex (especially LHY and CCA1) in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. I will base myself on previous reserach on control of photoperiodism, my supervisor’s recent and novel results on the clock involvement in twilight measurement as well as clock genes identified as being involved ...