How do plants cope with stress, and what does their light tell us?
We link leaf physiology with top-of-canopy sun-induced fluorescence to track photosynthesis and plant stress in peatlands and croplands under drought, heatwaves and changing rainfall.
Selected findings
All publications →Nonphotochemical quenching does not alter the relationship between sun-induced fluorescence and gross primary production under heatwave
Sun-induced fluorescence spectrum as a tool for assessing peatland vegetation productivity in the framework of warming and reduced precipitation experiment
Impact of climate change-induced alterations in peatland vegetation phenology and composition on carbon balance
Deciphering silicon-induced resilience to drought and waterlogging stress in Fagopyrum esculentum Moench: Physiological adaptations during stress and recovery
Impact of warming and reduced precipitation on morphology and chlorophyll concentration in peat mosses (Sphagnum angustifolium and S. fallax)
Impact of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on plant: a critical review
What we study
We are interested in how plants handle light when they are under stress. We work from single leaves to canopies and landscapes: in the lab, the greenhouse, field trials and the Rzecin peatland. We connect these results to satellite data, including the upcoming European Space Agency FLEX mission.
Learn moreSun-induced fluorescence (SIF)
We measure top-of-canopy SIF with field spectrometer systems such as Piccolo Doppio and pair it with gas-exchange data.
Peatlands in a changing climate
At the Rzecin peatland we run a warming and reduced-precipitation experiment.
Crop stress physiology
We combine leaf-level measurements (chlorophyll fluorescence, OJIP, NPQ, gas exchange) with biochemistry to understand how buckwheat, soybean, maize and wheat respond to drought, heat, salinity and UV-B.
Phenotyping and AI
We develop high-throughput phenotyping methods, from handheld sensors to drones, and machine-learning models for early stress detection.
Latest news
View all news →- PhD position open in the HEATRISE project (NCN OPUS-30)
- Talk on sun-induced fluorescence and crop stress at HABIT-2026 (MNNIT Allahabad)
- New papers on silicon and drought resilience in buckwheat (J. Environ. Manage., Sci. Rep.)
Join the lab
We are looking for curious PhD students, master's students and visiting researchers in plant physiology, remote sensing and data science.