PLANTORIGINS-ITN
Minute early land plant Cooksonia pertoni from the Devonian Period (England). Bifurcating stem terminates in expanded spore sacs.
Project summary
- Focus: The origins of tissue systems in plants
PLANT ORIGINS is a collaborative research project investigating life cycle evolution and the origins of tissue systems in plants.
Research projects like PLANT ORIGINS can help us to better understand how genomes control development in plants.
Collaborators
Palaeobotany:
Molecular developmental biology:
- University of Oxfordopens in a new window (UK)
- Charles Universityopens in a new window (Czech Republic)
- Fundação Calouste Gulbenkianopens in a new window (Portugal)
- Gene Express Ltd (Portugal)
Plant origins
We are investigating the origins of plant life on land and the evolution of basic plant organs, tissue systems and life cycles.
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