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Department of Developmental Biology

leader: Prof. Dr. hab. Eng. Anna Janeczko
address: Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Kraków
telephone: (+48) 12 4251833 (wew./ext. 108)
faks: (+48) 12 4251844
a.janeczko@ifr-pan.edu.pl
Contact with Department Leader anna.janeczko@poczta.fm

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Description

MAIN RESEARCH FIELDS:

I. PLANTS IN CHANGING CLIMATE
 
Physiological basis of the disturbances in frost tolerance of winter oilseed rape as a result of dehardening processes 
 
 
Insight into the high temperature-induced susceptibility of barley to powdery mildew in the light of climate changes
 
 
Studies based on bilateral cooperation with Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Project (2020–2023): “The role of brassinosteroid hormones in the resistance of barley against powdery mildew infection and abiotic stress effects”. (coordinator prof. dr hab. A. Janeczko)
Continuation of studies in project  (2024-2026) "The role of silicon in the resistance of winter oilseed rape against pathogen infections during deacclimation" (coordinator dr M. Ryś)
 
II. PLANT HORMONS AND REGULATORS
 
Physiological activity of steroid hormones - brassinosteroids and other steroid regulators (progesterone, ecdysteroids) in plant growth, development and stress response. 
 
Improvement of the nutritional and health-promoting values of microalgae biomass by applying abiotic stress induced by, for example, ionizing radiation, UVC, manipulating the spectral composition of light, and the action of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. Detailed characterization of changes in the photosynthetic apparatus of microalgae and photosynthetic efficiency under the influence of the factors mentioned earlier.
 
 
In preparation two patents with methods of improvement of the nutritional and health-promoting values of microalgae biomass
 
Reducing the content of allergens in wheat grain - the use of allelopathics and traditional breeding.
 
Polish patent application  P.442889, 2022-11-21
Polish patent application  P.443698 [WIPO ST 10/C PL443698; 2023-02-06]
 
IV. LED LIGHT - FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
 
Plant growth under LED light - application research, cooperation with companies producing greenhouse lighting.
 

 

We offer the following expertise for research projects and cooperation:

1. Measurements of plant chemical composition:
- plant hormones: ethylene, salicylic acid, cytokinins, auxins, poliamines, jasmonic acid
- vitamins: C, E, provitamin A
- other substances: caffeine, melatonin, sugars, proteins, fatty acids, total lipids, photosynthetic pigments, etc.
2. Measurements of oxidative stress enzymes activity (SOD, catalase, peroxidase).
3. Measurements of electrolyte leakage and osmotic potential.
4. Isolation of cell membranes (including isolation of chloroplasts) from plant material.
5. Measurements of plant tissue metabolic activity via calorimetric methods.
6. The algae cultivation under controlled light and temperature conditions.

Publications

    • Kula-Maximenko M.
    • Hornyák M.
    • Płażek A.
    • Measurement of the light intensity and spectrum influence on plant growth and secondary metabolites of common buckwheat.
    • 2024.
    • In: Betekhtin A., Piński A. (eds.) Buckwheat: Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2791. Humana, New York, USA: 133-137.
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    • Ryś M.
    • Stachurska  J.
    • Rudolphi-Szydło E.
    • Dziurka M.
    • Waligórski P.
    • Filek M.
    • Janeczko A.
    • Does deacclimation reverse the changes in structural/physicochemical properties of the chloroplast membranes that are induced by cold acclimation in oilseed rape?.
    • 2024.
    • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 214: 108961.
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    • Stachurska  J.
    • Sadura-Berg I.
    • Jurczyk B.
    • Rudolphi-Szydło E.
    • Dyba B.
    • Pociecha E.
    • Ostrowska A.
    • Ryś M.
    • Kvasnica M.
    • Oklestkova
    • Janeczko A.
    • Cold acclimation and deacclimation of winter oilseed rape, with special attention being paid to the role of brassinosteroids.
    • 2024.
    • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25: 6010.
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    • Jafernik K.
    • Kubica P.
    • Dziurka M.
    • Kulinowski Ł.
    • Korona-Głowniak I.
    • Elansary H.O.
    • Waligórski P.
    • Skalicka-Woźniak K.
    • Szopa A.
    • Comparative assessment of lignan profiling and biological activities of Schisandra henryi leaf and in vitro plantform bioreactor-grown culture extracts.
    • 2024.
    • Pharmaceuticals, 17: 442.
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    • Słowinski K.
    • Grygierzec B.
    • Wajs-Bonikowska A.
    • Baran A.
    • Tabor S.
    • Waligórski P.
    • Ryś M.
    • Bocianowski J.
    • Synowiec A.
    • Biochemistry of microwave controlled Heracleum sosnowskyi (Manden.) roots with an ecotoxicological aspect.
    • 2024.
    • Scientific Reports, 14: 14260.
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    • Stępien K.
    • Enkhbaatar T.
    • Kula-Maximenko M.
    • Jurczyk L.
    • Skoneczna A.
    • Molon M.
    • Restricting the level of the proteins essential for the regulation of the initiation step of replication extends the chronological lifespan and reproductive potential in budding yeast.
    • 2024.
    • Biogerontology.
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