Trait Discovery

Root trait discovery for greater resource efficiency

Trait Discovery

Water

Increasing drought tolerance of grasses by focusing on fine root structure

Discovery of dynamics of how roots and shoots respond to water

Trait Discovery

Nutrients

Discovery of early dynamics of nutrient sensing and signaling in roots

New sources of nutrients: root responses to by-products of Bioeconomy processes

Influence on plant growth of carbon sources, pyrolysis- and HTC-biochar, as additives to carbon-poor soils

Trait Discovery

Temperature

Testing the influence of root temperature on plant growth and food quality of horticulture crops

Experimental simulation of climate warming scenarios to phenotype and understand the structure and function of roots and their microbiomes

Last Modified: 24.02.2023