https://www.ceitec.cz/establishing-czech-icelandic-collaboration-in-plant-cytogenomics/t2179

Central European Institute of Technology CEITEC Brno

Univerzita Island

The Czech-Icelandic collaborative project had multiple aims. It initiated long-term collaboration between the Czech and Icelandic teams (i.e. between Masaryk University and the University of Iceland) in the field of plant cytogenomics. The mobility expanded the expertise and skills of involved students and researchers through lectures and practical courses, and facilitated meetings between both teams and planning follow-up projects. Icelandic species of the mustard family (crucifers) have been neglected thus far, partly due to the lacking expertise and technical infrastructure, and the remoteness of the island. In this project, genome analysis of selected Icelandic crucifer species were carried out. This way it was possible to obtain novel data on the genome evolution of the unique Icelandic crucifer flora. The Icelandic team carried out cytogenetic studies of Icelandic and European birch species (Betula) through state-of-the-art techniques implemented in collaboration with the Czech team.

437 187 CZK / 16 498 €