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Sink or swim: submergence tolerance and survival strategies in Rorippa and
Arabidopsis
Akman, M.
Publication date
2012
Link to publication
Citation for published version (APA):
Akman, M. (2012). Sink or swim: submergence tolerance and survival strategies in Rorippa
and Arabidopsis.
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Propositions
1. There are more than two strategies to cope with submergence in Rorippa (This thesis).
2. Rumex and Rorippa might have different pathways evolved to employ their strategies, which might not be necessarily through the similar group VII Ethylene response factors as known in rice (This thesis).
3. Studying natural variation shaped by environmental conditions is key for crop improvement in a changing world.
4. Carbohydrate status of a plant at any given time of submergence is not indicative for their flooding tolerance (This thesis).
5. The Come Quick Drowning1 locus that explains the variation in submergence tolerance between two Arabidopsis accessions, harbors many candidate genes potentially important for submergence tolerance (This thesis).
6. Variation is often underappreciated.
7. Experiments not working does not necessarily mean that PhD students are not working.
8. Only a young kid would not get surprised to see a man flying without gadgets.
9. All plants are equal but some are more equal than others. (Adapted from George Orwell’s Animal Farm)
10. Fearing doubt is one of the most destructive and dreadful of all imposed thoughts.
