Seminar 14th February 2014 1 p.m. Building 7, Room 3023
Modelling root vascular pattern
Dr Anthony Bishopp
- Submitter
- Luke Goater
You are invited to attend the Crop Systems Engineering Seminar: "Modelling root vascular pattern", by Dr Anthony Bishopp
Abstract:
The vascular tissues form a continuous network providing the long-distance transport of water and nutrients in all higher plants (tracheophytes). To incorporate separate organs (such as lateral roots) into this network, it is essential that the position of different vascular cell types is tightly regulated. Previous research has identified a number of key molecules, including the hormones auxin and cytokinin, various genes and microRNAs that are involved in specifying root vascular pattern. However, understanding how these factors act in consort to determine pattern at the tissue level is non-intuitive and requires a systems approach. In this seminar, I will describe how we are combining mathematical and experimental approaches to understand how pattern is set in root vascular tissues.