Date

August 5, 2014

Time

4:00 pm

Location

RW432

Sureshkumar Balasubramanian, University of Monash

Abstract: Temperature affects almost all aspects of plant development.

The molecular processes underlying temperature perception and response

have been in of interest in our group. We have identified two key

factors required for plant growth at higher temperature through a

combination of mutant analysis of natural variation. Our results

reveal upstream processes in temperature signalling. Higher

temperatures reveal cryptic phenotypes and the analysis of these

phenotypes have resulted in the identification of an important

factor required for plant growth specifically at higher temperatures. I

will describe our recent work on these specific factors and our global

analysis of the genetic architecture of temperature response in Arabidopsis

thaliana.

Website: http://www.monash.edu.au/research/people/profiles/profile.html?sid=54871&pid=6640

Host: John Stinchcombe