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Two scientists in lab coats analyzing plant samples in a greenhouse filled with yellow flowers.

Friendly fungi hijack plant regulator to promote symbiosis

March 11, 2026

Study uncovers mechanism that helps fungi to colonize plant roots more

Flowers of tobacco plants. A tobacco plant that harbors defective mitochondria has wrinkled and male-sterile flowers (left). These defects can be rescued in the offspring by inheritance of healthy paternal mitochondria, resulting in restoration of flower beauty and fertility (right).

Paternal Mitochondria Rescuing Plant Fertility

March 03, 2026

New Study Reshapes Understanding of Mitochondrial Inheritance more

Scientist Dr. Jiali Zhu is studying plants of the species Capsella rubella. She is working in a laboratory environment.

Mothers send “text messages” to pollen

January 28, 2026

RNA from maternal plant tissue ensures seed development more

Clarivate - Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Top Research from Potsdam

November 26, 2025

Four Researchers from Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology Among World’s Most Cited. more

Protein structure with binding area highlighted in blue and red molecule in the center.

New Study Maps the Universe of Protein Binding Sites Across Species

September 17, 2025

Scientists Unveil First Large-Scale View of the "Pocketome" Using AI-Predicted Protein Structures more

Potato plants grow in white plant bags lined up along a glass facade, with technical equipment in the background.

6,357 potato varieties put to the test

September 12, 2025

Project POMORROW is decoding the genetic material of all potatoes in the German gene bank more

The two awardees receiving their prize. Left to right: Marc Lohse (Targenomix), Dr. Marion Clavel (MPI-MP), Dr. Enrique Gonzalez-Duran, Prof. Dr. Ralph Bock (Director at MPI-MP), Dr. Rita Bastos Lima, Sabine Kahlau (Targenomix).

Jeff Schell Prizes awarded to exceptional young scientists in molecular evolution and seed development

June 24, 2025

Max Planck Institute honours Dr. Enrique Gonzalez-Duran and Dr. Rita Bastos Lima for their outstanding achievements more

Researchers examining plant samples in a tissue culture chamber.

Pushing the Boundaries for Plants of the Future

June 02, 2025

Max Planck Institute receives funding for visionary research on optimized genomes more

Illustration of a biochemical network and different kinetic modules.

Kinetic Coupling

May 28, 2025

Breakthrough in understanding Biochemical Networks more

Cluster of pink flowers with green stems and leaves in a greenhouse, blurred background.

Why Plants Patch Broken DNA So Fast

May 26, 2025

Researchers uncover how rapid DNA repair protects genomes from internal threats, with implications for cancer biology more

Plant Protein Needs Adaptor to Promote Symbiosis with Fungi

May 20, 2025

Researchers Find Gene Activator Complex for Exchange of Nutrients Between Plants and Fungi more

Improved predictions of agronomically relevant traits

April 24, 2025

A research team from the MPI-MP and the IPK Leipzig presents dynamicGP, which predicts the dynamics of traits in plant development more accurately. more