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The aim of the project is to analyze effects of multifactor and singlefactor climate change to plant production and ecosystems. We investigate if microevolution of plants can keep pace with fast changes in the climate, and study effects at different levels of the organism from genome over transcriptome to physiology, phenotype (incl. plant production) and lastly species interactions. Selected crop and model species are analysed over many plant generations.
The novelty of the GENECO project is that effects are studied:
- from genome to ecosystem
- over many plant generations
- under selection pressure with combinations of elevated CO2, ozone, temperature and drought
- in important crop plants
Participants, role, resources, duration:
The project is collaboration between Risø DTU and AU and funded by these parties and the research school ISOBIS. The project runs from 2007 to autumn 2010.
The experiments are performed in Risø DTU’s advanced climate phytotron, RERAF. We are responsible for the development and running of experimental facility, as well as most of the analysis in the project. (http://www.risoe.dtu.dk/en/business_relations/Products_Services/Risk_Assessment/BIO_RERAF/introduction.aspx )
Employees involved:
Rikke Bagger Jørgensen (project responsible), Teis Mikkelsen (RERAF and project responsible), Georg Frenck (Ph.D. student), Lis Brandt (gardener), Bente Anni Andersen (molecular and physiological analyses). Poul Therkild Sørensen (technical assistance), Nina Wiese Thomsen (RERAF technical support), Esben Højrup (RERAF technical support), Allan Murphy (RERAF technical support)
Student projects:
A series of student projects are offered in connection to the project.
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