Van de Poel Lab
Welcome to the website of the Van de Poel lab.
We are a plant science lab, affiliated with the University of Leuven, focusing on plant hormone physiology, with a special interest in ethylene. We also perform translational research on innovations in horticulture. We use molecular genetics, biochemical and physiological experiments to perform basic and applied research in the emerging fields of horticulture and agriculture.
News
The lab was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for our research on the origin and evolution of the ethylene biosynthesis and ACC signaling pathway.
A new VLAIO-LA project on nature-inspired and energy-saving LED strategies for greenhouse horticulture is approved.
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Congrats to Dr. Thomas Reher, for the successful defense of his PhD.
New papers accepted in Plant Physiology, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
New equipment:
Tecan Spark Multimode Microplate reader for all kinds of biological assays using fluorescence, luminescence, VIS-NIR and UV signals.
New paper
Mohorović P., Geldhof B., Holsteens K., Rinia M., Daems S., Reijnders T., Ceusters J., Van den Ende W., Van de Poel B. (2023). Ethylene inhibits photosynthesis via temporally distinct responses in tomato plants. Plant Physiology – accepted
New paper
Asa’a S., Reher T., Rongé J., Diels J., Poortmans J., Radhakrishnan H.S., van der Heide A., Van de Poel B.*, Daenen M.* (2024). A multidisciplinary view on agrivoltaics: future of energy and agriculture. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 200: 114515.
LATEST PAPERS
LATEST RESEARCH
In collaboration with the Experimental Research station in Sint-Katelijne Waver, Hoogstraeten and Roeselaere, we are investigating the effect of far-red light on tomato fruit production.
In the ERC Consolidator Grant we will study the origin and evolution of the ethylene biosynthesis pathway of plants, and we will try to reveal the mechanism of the ACC signaling pathway of plants. We will deploy a variety of plant species to reach our goal.
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