Research report 2004 - Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Natural variation in higher plants – genes, mechanisms, evolution, plant breeding
Authors
Koornneef, Maarten
Departments
Pflanzenzüchtung und Genetik (Prof. Dr. Maarten Koornneef)
MPI für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung, Köln
Summary
Our long-term goal is the understanding of the genetic differences between Arabidopsis accessions affecting important adaptive traits such as seed dormancy and plant growth. We expect that understanding this genetic variation will help explaining why specific variants are adapted to specific environments and that knowledge of the genetic basis of these traits will help breeding crop plants.