Parallel evolution of plant clonality: mechanisms and constraints
Public support
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
Programme
Standard projects
Call for proposals
SGA0202600001
Main participants
Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.
Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
26-21009S
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Parallel evolution of plant clonality: mechanisms and constraints
Annotation in Czech
Clonality is the ability to produce several independent rooting units from one parental plant. It occurs in about half of all plant species and evolutionary shifts from clonality and back are common. This pattern may be driven by costs and benefits of clonal multiplication, which can change across environmental gradients. Clonal plants are known to occupy different and wider ecological niches than non-clonal plants. As the selective forces behind this pattern are poorly understood, we propose to investigate the ecological and evolutionary drivers of clonality on three interconnected levels: (i) correlated evolution of clonality and species environmental niche in four plant families; (ii) modeling costs and benefits of clonal vs. nonclonal strategies across environmental gradients; and (iii) using genomic and transcriptomic approaches to investigate the role of genes involved in horizontal growth as a candidate mechanism behind the evolutionary flexibility of clonality. Linking these three approaches will provide a more definitive answer on drivers of evolution of clonality in plants.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
OECD FORD - main branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
OECD FORD - secondary branch
10618 - Ecology
OECD FORD - another secondary branch
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CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
EF - Botany<br>EH - Ecology - communities
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2026
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2028
Project status
Z - Beginning multi-year project
Latest support payment
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Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP26-GA0-GA-R
Data delivery date
Jul 27, 2026
Finance
Total approved costs
13,947 thou. CZK
Public financial support
13,947 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK