Totte Niittylä, professor of plant physiology

Totte Niittylä researches wood formation in trees, a process that is vital in the global carbon cycle, as well as in climate change mitigation. In his study of plant metabolism and growth, he combines a variety of tools to identify genes, enzymes and metabolic pathways central to the conversion of carbon dioxide into wood biomass. His team is now developing tools to measure and model how carbon flows from photosynthesis in the leaves, along the stem, to fuel wood growth. The applied goal is to contribute to genetic plant breeding tools to increase carbon allocation to wood.

Presentation video

Get to know professor Totte Niittylä and his work! Please note that English and Swedish subtitles are available.

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