The role of sugar alcohols in the life strategy of plants Plantago genus More than 300 species Different life strategies – hylophytes, glycophytes, xerophytes… Broad spectrum of non-structural saccharides – sorbitol is primary photosynthetic product (together with sucrose) Ongoing diploma and Ph.D. projects: Bc. Jakub Doložílek Mgr. Barbora Skulníková Succesfuly defended diploma theses: Mgr. Barbora Skulníková Mgr. Jakub Skřivánek