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Effect of temperature drop on shoot elongation and hormone balance. Temperature drop reduces shoot elongation, which are the underlying mechanisms? Master work: Study how gibberellin, auxin and brassinosteroid interact in control of shoot elongation by temperature drop
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Effect of temperature drop on shoot elongation and hormone balance • Temperature drop reduces shoot elongation, which are the underlying mechanisms? • Master work: • Study how gibberellin, auxin and brassinosteroid interact in control of shoot elongation by temperature drop • Do temperature drop in light and darkness affect the hormone balance differently? • Methods: • growth studies, mutants, hormone studies, molecular work Contact person : Prof. Jorunn E. Olsen
Effect of temperature alternations on shoot elongation • Environmentally and health friendly control of shoot elongation - energy saving in greenhouses • Master work: • When in the diurnal cycle do plants exhibit highest – lowest sensitivity to temperature alternations? • Which are the mechanisms underlying the responses? • Methods: • growth experiments (transducers), wild type and mutants, hormone studies, molecular work possible Contact person : Prof. Jorunn E. Olsen Arabidopsis thaliana Pea (Pisum sativum)
Effect of light quality on hormonal control of shoot elongation in Poinsettia • LED light – different light qualities • Master work: • how does light quality affect shoot elongation and hormonal control? • Methods: • growth experiments, hormone physiology studies Contact persons : Prof. Jorunn E. Olsen, Assoc. Prof. Sissel Torre
Control of shoot elongation in Poinsettia by changing the expression of genes in gibberellin metabolism • Control of shoot elongation essential in Poinsettia culture. Can harmful growth retardants be replaced? • Master work: • Change expression of genes in gibberellin metabolism • Methods: • Molecular biology/biotechnology From labels of growth retardants Contact person : Prof. Jorunn E. Olsen, cooperation with Dr. Jihong Clarke, Bioforsk
Climatic adaptation in trees – Effects of light-temperature ineraction on light receptor localisation/ action • Daylength control of growth cessation/dormancy cycling appears to be modified by temperature. • Master work: • Study whether a temperature modification of daylength response is linked to modification of phytochrome localisation in cells or phytochrome action • Methods: • Microscopy of Norway spruce material with phytochromes with fluorescent label (GFP). • Possible also with studies of expression of climatically regulated genes Contact person : Prof. Jorunn E. Olsen