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Who killed the PLANT? A murder mystery
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Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Doors Open 19:40 | Event 20:00 - 22:00
PROOST!

5 Mei Plein 13, 6701 DW Wageningen

It all started with a seed being planted... Do you want to learn about “plants with benefits, their development, and the precarious situations they encounter? How is it that some plants survive while others get murdered? Come and help us find the smooth criminal(s) of our plant murder mystery!

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Dr. Rumyana Karlova

Assistant Professor

Stress resilience in crops

Laboratory of Plant Physiology

Wageningen University

Eva van Zelm

PhD candidate

Roots in Salt

Laboratory of Plant Physiology

Wageningen University

Patricija Gran

PhD candidate

Wageningen Seed Science Centre

Laboratory of Plant Physiology

Wageningen University

Dr. Parvinderdeep S. Kahlon
Postdoctoral Scientist

Stress resilience in crops

Laboratory of Plant Physiology

Wageningen University

Plants start their journey the moment their seeds are sown in the soil. During their lifetime, they face multiple challenges, which are often life-threatening ones.

 

In order to survive, plants must therefore fight these challenges, in a sophisticated manner. Sometimes, the plants win, but sometimes, the challengers win and the plants are murdered. Nowadays, in the context of climate change, some challengers become stronger and make it tougher for the plants to win: for instance, temperature rises, drought periods become longer, and soil salinization increases. How do plants deal with it? How can they keep winning – and surviving? Find out the answer in our event, and try to solve the mystery of a fellow plant who was brutally murdered while fighting these challengers.

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