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