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Gatersleben/ Potsdam - Advances in high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) platforms together with genotyping technologies have revolutionized breeding of varieties with desired traits relying on genomic prediction. Yet, we lack understanding of the expression of multiple traits at different time points across the entire growth period of the plant. A research team, including IPK Leibniz Institue, the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and the University of Potsdam, has developed a computational approach to solve this problem. The results were published in the journal “Nature Plants”. more

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions regulate the ability of cells to adhere to surfaces more

New study deciphers how plants control partnerships with fungi more

In a European comparison, the MPG is in second place more

Researchers want to protect crops against the climate crisis more

Max Planck Institute employs five of the world's most cited scientists more

Scientists Uncover Vital Role of Maternal Small RNAs in Plant Breeding more

Effective energy concept for innovative research more

Researchers are breeding protein-rich rice varieties that cause minimal increase in blood sugar levels more

Dr. Kin Pan Chung, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP) in Potsdam Germany, receives an ERC Starting Grant worth € 1.5 million for the project “CytoInP” to investigate cytoplasmic inheritance in plants. This prestigious grant will enable Chung to expand his newly established team at the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands, where he will realize this ambitious endeavor.
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