Monthly Archives: February 2015

New publication – Gender differences in tree physiology (Yes, even in plants!)

Posted on February 27, 2015 by laanisto

Ülo Niinemets is one of the co-authors of a study freshly published in journal Plant, Cell & Environment that analyzed gender differences in the physiology of Populus cathayana. The article is called “Sexual competition and N supply interactively affect the … Continue reading →

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New paper accepted – Germacrene A synthase in yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is an enzyme with mixed substrate specificity: gene cloning, functional characterization and expression analysis

Posted on February 16, 2015 by laanisto

A manuscript by Leila Pazouki, Hamid Rajabi Memari, Astrid Kännaste, Rudolf Bichele and Ülo Niinemets characterizing a sesquiterpene synthase, germacrene A synthase, has been accepted for publication in a broad spectrum plant science journal Frontiers in Plant Science. This study … Continue reading →

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Publications 2014

Posted on February 12, 2015 by laanisto

Here is the (hopefully complete) list of our publications from 2014. There are altogether 27 articles and one book chapter. Eleven of them have the first author from our lab. Besides Ülo, who is either the first or co-author in … Continue reading →

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Visiting scientist – Aimée T. Classen will give an ENVIRON lecture

Posted on February 11, 2015 by laanisto

Welcome to the ENVIRON’s lectures! On Feb 17th at 14:00 – 15:00 in Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5 (Metsamaja), room D-239. Aimée T. Classen, Associate Professor of University of Copenhagen will give a two-part lecture: Advice to young … Continue reading →

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New paper published – Polytolerance to abiotic stresses: how universal is the shade–drought tolerance trade-off in woody species?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by laanisto

This paper is the first publication of hopefully a series of studies regarding abiotic stress tolerance dynamics in (woody) plants. I began with a simple study that needed no fieldwork, just data from the internet. Ülo had previously published, together … Continue reading →

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EMÜ is in the top 1% most cited research facilities in the world in the field of environment and ecology

Posted on February 2, 2015 by laanisto

The Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators database places our university – the Estonian University of Life Sciences into the top 1% most cited research facilities in the world in the field of environment and ecology. So far the Estonian University … Continue reading →

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