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AcronymMultiStress 
  
TitleMultiple Stress Responses and Adaptations
  
Duration1 January 2008 - 1 January 2011
  
Project leader John W. Mundy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  

Project partners

Søren Brunak, Danish Technical University, Denmark
Tapio Palva, University of Helsinki, Finland
Paolo Costantino, Universita Roma La Scapienza, Italy
Ida Ruberti, Università di Roma, Italy
Dick Vreugdenhil, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Alte M. Bones, Norwegian Universtiy of Science and Technology, Norway
   
FundingDenmark Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation (DASTI)
 Finland The Academy of Finland (AKA)
 ItalyMinistry of University and Research (MUR)
 NorwayThe Research Council of Norway (RCN)
 The NetherlandsNetherlands Genomics Initiative / Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NGI/NWO)
  
  Total granted budget€ 1,788,397
  
Abstract 

The general objectives are to analyze responses and adaptations of plants to multiple stresses and to identify the level and functions of stress regulatory networks and crosstalk. Both biotic (pathogens & insects) and abiotic (unfavourable environmental conditions) stresses will be taken into account. Genomic approaches in the model Arabidopsis will be used to provide knowledge and tools for breeding crops with enhanced tolerance to stress conditions in the field.

 
Output from the project (publications, patents, data resources, etcetera)

Publications
Ciarbelli A.R., Ciolfi A., Salvucci S., Ruzza V., Possenti M., Carabelli M., Fruscalzo A., Sessa G., Morelli G. and Ruberti I. (2008). The Arabidopsis Homeodomain-Leucine Zipper II gene family: diversity and redundancy. Plant Mol. Biol., submitted.

Cecchetti, V., Altamura, M.M, Falasca, G., Costantino, P. and Cardarelli, M. (2008) Auxin controls Arabidopsis anther dehiscence, pollen maturation and filament elongation. Plant Cell, in press.

Mattioli, R., Marchese, D., D'Angeli, S., Altamura, M.M., Costantino, P. and Trovato, M. (2008) Modulation of intracellular proline levels affects flowering time and inflorescence architecture in Arabidopsis. Plant Molecular Biology, 66, 277-288.