Photosynthesis in Moricandia and related species, a talk by Urte Schlüter

Photosynthesis in Moricandia and related species, a talk by Urte Schlüter

Next Thursday, April 3, at 11 am, in the lecture hall of Mathematics (Faculty of Science), Dr. Urte Schlüter from the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf will give the following talk:

Photosynthesis in Moricandia and related species.


Species with C4 photosynthesis can reach high efficiencies in the use of light, water and nitrogen. The evolution of C4 photosynthesis is connected with biochemical and anatomical rearrangements of leaves, which probably occurred through intermediate stages. Some species of the plant genus Moricandia (Brassicaceae), which inhabit semi-arid regions, show a photosynthetic mechanism intermediate between C3 and C4 types, which confers advantages in conditions of high temperature and low water availability. These species present foliar traits that oscillate between the typical characteristics of C3 and C4 species.
Dr. Schlüter’s group studies these intermediate C3-C4 photosynthetic forms at the biochemical, anatomical and developmental levels.

More info: https://www.ceplas.eu/en/research/dr-urte-schlueter

 

Anther rubbing en Canal Sur

Anther rubbing en Canal Sur

Nuestra investigación sobre el movimiento de los estambres en Erysimum incanum, publicada en la revista The American Naturalist, está teniendo gran repercusión en los medios. De hecho está clasificado como en el 5% superior de todas las investigaciones analizadas por Altmetric.

Abdelaziz M, Bakkali M, Gómez JM, Olivieri E, Perfectti F.
Anther rubbing, a new mechanism that actively promotes selfing in plants.
The American Naturalist 193: 140 – 147
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El programa ConCiencia de Canal Sur también se ha interesado y ha realizado un reportaje sobre nuestro trabajo. Pulse sobre la imagen para visualizarlo:

El clip de video también se puede ver en este enlace.

Además, periódicos como El País, Ideal, La Vanguardia, El Confidencial, 20 minutos y un largo etcétera se han hecho eco de esta publicación, así como revistas científicas de la importancia de Science.

New paper published: Kin discrimination allows plants to modify investment towards pollinator attraction

New paper published: Kin discrimination allows plants to modify investment towards pollinator attraction

Two Evoflor’s members (José María Gómez and Rubén Torices) in collaboration with John Pannell from University of Lausanne have recently published a paper in Nature Communications showing that the self-incompatible monocarpic Moricandia moricandioides can adjust its flowering behaviour to the surrounding intraspecific social environment. Read more