LocalAdapt

In this collaborative project, we aim to investigate the local adaptation of Nothofagus pumilio along extreme latitudinal, elevational, and precipitation gradients. In the next three years, we will gather genetic and dendrophenotypic data along the latitudinal gradient of the Andes, and investigate gene flow in two intensive study sites. For the exome capture design, we will use a transcriptome we assembled based on RNAseq data from a preliminary study with seedlings grown under different temperatures and day length conditions. Here, we seek to determine whether genes involved in the regulation of circadian clock are differentially expressed in N. pumilio seedlings grown under different temperature regimes.

The collaboration with the team from INTA Bariloche was funded by the DAAD and Trees4future and is currently funded by the DFG (HE 7345/6-1). Check out the project website.