Press Releases

Press Releases

The press department of the MPI-MP publishes press releases on mayor scientific discoveries, projects and events taking place at the institute. If you need additional information or material, please do not hesitate to contact the press information officers.

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The mechanism of convergent selection of maize and rice yield.

All roads lead to Rome

April 07, 2022

Possibility of de novo domestication of wild plants by cultivated plants more

Cinderella of chemical biology

Cinderella of chemical biology

February 23, 2022

Small molecules, largely ignored until now, have regulatory functions in stress reduction more

Comparison of wild type (left) and LCYB-expressing tomato fruits (right). The accelerated development of the transgenic fruits can be seen in the upper right. When comparing the fruits, it is clear that the LCYB-expressing fruits are larger and the flesh of the tomatoes also differs.

What carotenoids have to do with plant yield and tolerance

February 03, 2022

Changes in carotenoid metabolism can simultaneously influence yield, stress tolerance, and nutritional content in plants more

Algae are the more efficient “plants”

Algae are the more efficient “plants”

January 28, 2022

New method in algae research could lead to future yield increases in crops more

The molecular memory of plants

The molecular memory of plants

July 26, 2021

Heat stress procures the capacity for remembering in plant cells more

Dipetides to the rescue

Dipetides to the rescue

June 22, 2021

How small molecules help plants cope with stress more

Sun light heats up plant evolution

Sun light heats up plant evolution

June 10, 2021

Climate change and ice ages bestow new species on evening primroses more

How plants stabilize their water pipes

How plants stabilize their water pipes

January 28, 2021

New techniques allow live-observation of forming cell walls in the vascular tissue more

Getting shapes into numbers

Getting shapes into numbers

January 19, 2021

A mathematical framework enables accurate characterization of shapes more

Chloroplasts on the move

Chloroplasts on the move

January 09, 2021

How different plants can share their genetic material with each other more

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