Dr. Borjana Arsova
Research focus
Decrease of fertilizer use in agriculture, while maintaining or improving yield is of utmost interest in a world with growing population. Using untapped resources like nitrogen (N) from the air, or recycling nutrients leached in the water also helps to preserve the environment. To this aim we need full understanding of nutrient sensing and signalling from root, as well as maximising the utilization of microorganisms that can either fix nitrogen from the air or make available nutrients that are in a form not usable to the plant. Our group focuses on understanding these processes for N, and Zn with a smaller focus on phosphorus using a combination of phenomics approaches.
The five most important publications
- Schillaci M, Arsova B, Walker R, Smith PMC, Nagel KA, Roessner U, Watt M (2021) Time-resolution of the shoot and root growth of the model cereal Brachypodium in response to inoculation with Azospirillum bacteria at low phosphorus and temperature. Plant Growth Regulation 93(1):149-162. doi: 10.1007/s10725-020-00675-4.
- Arsova B, Foster KJ, Shelden MC, Bramley H, Watt M (2020) Dynamics in plant roots and shoots minimize stress, save energy and maintain water and nutrient uptake. New Phytol 225(3):1111-1119. doi: 10.1111/nph.15955.
- Sasse J, Kant J, Cole BJ, Klein AP, Arsova B, Schlaepfer P, Gao J, Lewald K, Zhalnina K, Kosina S, Bowen BP, Treen D, Vogel J, Visel A, Watt M, Dangl JL, Northen TR (2019) Multilab EcoFAB study shows highly reproducible physiology and depletion of soil metabolites by a model grass. New Phytol 222(2):1149-1160. doi: 10.1111/nph.15662.
- Arsova B, Watt M, Usadel B (2018) Monitoring of Plant Protein Post-translational Modifications Using Targeted Proteomics. Front Plant Sci 9:1168. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01168.
- Aldous SH, Weise SE, Sharkey TD, Waldera-Lupa DM, Stuhler K, Mallmann J, Groth G, Gowik U, Westhoff P, Arsova B (2014) Evolution of the Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Protein Kinase Family in C3 and C4 Flaveria spp. Plant Physiol 165(3):1076-1091. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.240283.
Dr. Borjana Arsova
Root Dynamics Group
Institute of Bio and Geosciences-2 (IBG-2)
Forschungszentrum Jülich