Contact: petra.svetlikova@oist,jp
I am a plant researcher broadly interested in ecology, ecophysiology, and evolution of plants.
My current research focuses on heterotrophic plants, plants that steal resources from other organisms. This group includes parasitic plants stealing resources from other plants and mycoheterotrophic plants stealing resources from mycorrhizal networks.
I received a PhD (2018) and an MSc. (2015) in Botany from the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. I am also interested in mathematical modeling in biology (2015 BSc. in Applied Mathematics).
My main research interest is the evolution of heterotrophic plants, especially selected Okinawan and Japanese species. By examining their genomes and transcriptomes, I uncover their evolutionary histories and phylogenic relationships.
In addition, I explore how these unique plants thrive in diverse environmental conditions. I study their performance under various environmental conditions by conducting outdoor ecophysiological measurements and leaf trait sampling. I am also interested in vegetation ecology and the effects of global climate change on plant communities, including non-native plants.
Světlíková P, Hájek T, Těšitel J, 2018. Water stress physiology of Rhinanthus alectorolophus, a root-hemiparasitic plant. PLoS ONE 13 (8), e0200927.
Světlíková P, Hájek T, Těšitel J, 2018. A hemiparasite in the forest understorey: photosynthetic performance and carbon balance of Melampyrum pratense. Plant Biology 20 (1), 50–58.
Světlíková P, Blažek P, Mühlsteinová R, Těšitel J, 2016. Tracing nitrogen flow in a root-hemiparasitic association by foliar stable-isotope labelling. Plant Ecology and Evolution 149 (1), 39–44.
Světlíková P, Hájek T, Těšitel J, 2015. Hydathode trichomes actively secreting water from leaves play a key role in the physiology and evolution of root-parasitic Rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae. Annals of Botany 116 (1), 61–68.
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