Published November 29, 2019 | Version v1
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Plasticity in metabolism underpins local responses to nitrogen in Arabidopsis thaliana populations

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  • 1. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
  • 2. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany; Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

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Nitrogen (N) is central for plant growth, and metabolic plasticity can provide a strategy to respond to changing N availability. We showed that two local A. thaliana populations exhibited differential plasticity in the compounds of photorespiratory and starch degradation pathways in response to three N conditions. Association of metabolite levels with growth‐related and fitness traits indicated that controlled plasticity in these pathways could contribute to local adaptation and play a role in plant evolution.

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PlantaSYST – Establishment of a Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology for the translation of fundamental research into sustainable bio-based technologies in Bulgaria 739582
European Commission