Current projects
2019-2021. NEXTPOL. The transcriptomics of pollination-mediated floral traits: a genetic developmental study
NEXTPOL uses a group three species of Malvaceae with contrasting pollination syndromes and a shared phylogenetic history to understand in more detail the evolution of several morphological traits involved in plant-pollination interactions. One species (Navaea phoenicea) is bird-pollinated and endemic to the Macaronesia region, while the other two are entomophilous and distributed only in Macaronesia (Lavatera acerifolia) and in Europe (Lavatera maritima). The project combines detailed morphological analyses during flower development (evo-devo) combined with RNA-seq analyses and comparative genomics to further our understanding of the evolution of several floral traits associated with attraction, interaction and reward.
Funded by the Ministerio de Ciencias y Inovacion y Universidades, Spain.
2020-2022. GS-GRAN. Genomic selection in Picea abies
GS-GRAN aims to implement two steps into the breeding program of Picea abies in Norway. One step involves the assessment of using genomic selection (GS) at the operational level during the selection process of the most suitable genotypes for aforestation. The second step involves the assessment of genetic diversity and how this is affected during the different stages of selection (selection of plus-trees and clones) during the management and the selection cycles in the breeding program. This project is a collaboration with Skogføverket, Uppsala University, SLU and University of Oulu.
Funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NRC).
NEXTPOL uses a group three species of Malvaceae with contrasting pollination syndromes and a shared phylogenetic history to understand in more detail the evolution of several morphological traits involved in plant-pollination interactions. One species (Navaea phoenicea) is bird-pollinated and endemic to the Macaronesia region, while the other two are entomophilous and distributed only in Macaronesia (Lavatera acerifolia) and in Europe (Lavatera maritima). The project combines detailed morphological analyses during flower development (evo-devo) combined with RNA-seq analyses and comparative genomics to further our understanding of the evolution of several floral traits associated with attraction, interaction and reward.
Funded by the Ministerio de Ciencias y Inovacion y Universidades, Spain.
2020-2022. GS-GRAN. Genomic selection in Picea abies
GS-GRAN aims to implement two steps into the breeding program of Picea abies in Norway. One step involves the assessment of using genomic selection (GS) at the operational level during the selection process of the most suitable genotypes for aforestation. The second step involves the assessment of genetic diversity and how this is affected during the different stages of selection (selection of plus-trees and clones) during the management and the selection cycles in the breeding program. This project is a collaboration with Skogføverket, Uppsala University, SLU and University of Oulu.
Funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NRC).
