Regulation of Plant Growth & Development by the Environment

Plants as sessile organisms cannot escape adverse environmental conditions. Instead, plants constantly adjust their physiology and development to their environment, resulting in a stunning phenotypic plasticity. However, plant phenotypic plasticity has its limits and numerous studies have demonstrated that adverse environmental conditions can have pronounced negative effects on plant productivity, species distribution, and biodiversity. 

Work in our group focuses on two aspects of plant responses to their environment:

1. How RNA splicing contributes to plant temperature acclimation?
2. How plants know when and how to make a flower?