ABIOTECHA

Plant Adaptivity and Its Regulation Using Biotechnical Measures (ABIOTECHA)

Implementation period: 2003-2006 m

Project manager: dr. Aušra Ražanskienė (BTI)

Participating institutions and persons: Institute of Biotechnology (BTI: Aušra Dargevičiūtė-Ražanskienė, Raimundas Ražanskas, Rimantas Šiekštelė, Aurelija Žvirblienė), Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture and Olericulture (LSDI: Dalia Gelvonauskienė, Rytis Rugienius, Audrius Sasnauskas, Gražina Stanienė, Jūratė Stankienė, Tadeušas Šikšnianas), Institute of Botanics (BI: Nijolė Anisimovienė, Jūratė Darginavičienė, Virgilija Gavelinė, Zenonas Jančys, Vytautas Boleslovas Melvydas, Laima Miliuvienė, Leonida Novickienė, Juozas Proscevičius, Vida Rančelienė, Regina Vyšniauskienė), Lithuanian University of Agriculture (LŽŪU: Natalija Burbulis, Asta Ramaškevičienė), Lithuanian Forest Research Institute (LMI: Virgilijus Baliuckas, Audrius Gradeckas, Donatas Žvingila).

Financed by: LVMSF

Purpose of the project: To study ontogenetic development of adatpvity to biotic and non-biotic factors in consumer plants, to study diversity and structure of certain genes, determining adaptive properties, to evaluate a possibility for alteration of their expression using biotechnological measures, and to develop plant forms characterized by improved adaptivity.