With spring clearly on its way, we get to welcome new lab members in our group. Our salty lab is gaining lots of experience from different directions with these two experts. Charlotte Gommers has started her tenure track on how chloroplasts contribute to perception of a plant's changing environment, and how their response helps plants … Continue reading First steps in the field of salt stress
Our group specializes in the effects of salt on the root architecture. Though we use Arabidopsis as a model in a lot our studies, we already try to transfer our knowledge to tomato and, soon, to potato. We are very happy to announce that we can add lettuce as another crop species to that list. … Continue reading Joining forces to improve lettuce
The past month our research has been getting attention from the national Dutch news. A new initiative, the global commission on adaptation, tries to bring countries together to tackle problems arising from climate change. The idea is to share knowledge that could aid crop productivity during the current changes in environments worldwide. As you probably know … Continue reading On the news
Roots in Salt 