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Development of a seed vigour test for organic seeds
In organic farming, devoid of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, the microbiome plays a central role in promoting nutrient cycling and soil fertility. Beneficial bacteria and fungi can promote nutrient absorption and strengthen ...
Supervisor: Jan Kodee
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

Sodium accumulation and salt tolerance in Lettuce
Plants under salt stress suffer severe changes to their nutrient uptake, which alters their nutrient composition. While some ions are taken up more due to their higher availability, other ions are less so due to higher competition ...
Supervisor: Silvia Bugallo
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

Developing automated phenotyping: using timelapse imaging to track seedling growth in stressful conditions (flexible start date)
Chloroplasts have been identified as important hubs for abiotic stress adaptation. Stress can lead to chloroplast malfunction, in response to which they send out so-called retrograde signals to the nucleus to change transcription ...
Supervisor: Dr. Jesse Küpers
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

Investigating the impact of long-term seed storage in seed banks on the seed microbiome
Introduction: Seed banks play a crucial role in preserving plant genetic diversity, yet the impact of long-term storage on seed-associated microbial communities remains poorly understood. Microbes, both epiphytic and endophytic, ...
Supervisor: Patricija Gran, Erik Wijnker (daily)
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

Finding a fast and easy prediction method for storability of primed Celery (Apium graveolens) seeds - Continuation of Discovery Sprint Project
Introduction: Celery (Apium graveolens) seeds have small embryos (3-5% of seed weight) and experience a lagging period of growth after germination initiation before root protrusion. Priming these seeds shortens this period, promo ...
Supervisor: Patricija Gran
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

Seed longevity in lettuce
Background: Seed storage is essential for the conservation of biodiversity in ecological settings (soil seed bank) as well as in storage facilities for crop production. The latter is extremely relevant for the Dutch plant breeding ...
Supervisor: Leo Willems and Dr Leonie Bentsink
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

Unraveling the Role of Exonucleases in Maternal Inheritance
Besides the nucleus, both plastids and mitochondria contain their own DNA, which encodes proteins essential for key cellular processes such as photosynthesis and respiration. Interestingly, plastid and mitochondrial genomes are in ...
Supervisor: Kin Pan Chung
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

How plastids regulate plant breathing?
Plastids are the signature organelles in photosynthetic organisms. While chloroplasts — one of their differentiated forms — are well-known for converting sunlight into food, plastids play a broader role beyond photosynthesis. They ...
Supervisor: Kin Pan Chung
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

UV regulation of photomorphogenesis and specialized metabolism in medicinal cananbis
The project aims to understand the effect of UV radiation in the regulation of the photomorphogenesis and specialized metabolism in medicinal cannabis. On the specialized metabolism we aim to understand whether there is an induc ...
Supervisor: Willy Contreras-Avilés and Iris Kappers
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

The role of biostimulants in resilience to salinity in tomato
Aim: The function of different biostimulants into salt stress resilience in tomato. For plants to be resilient to abiotic stresses like salt stress an drought, the root system is of vital importance. Roots are the primary organs ...
Supervisor: Rumyana Karlova
Department: Plant Physiology, Laboratory of

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