K.J. (Kira) Tiedge, PhD

Research interests

Improving Crop Stress Tolerance via (Terpenoid) Specialized Metabolism

The research of our group focuses on specialized metabolism in plants and the many ways we can utilize those metabolites. Currently we investigate the mechanisms that govern environmental stress tolerance in different crops by integrating functional genomics, metabolomics, as well as protein biochemical and genetic approaches with a focus on terpene metabolic networks. Additional interests of ours are the interactions of plants with their environment and the advancement of regenerative farming.

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