Crop Functional Genomics
The division of Crop Functional Genomics is part of the Institute of Plant Sciences and Resource Conservation (INRES).
Our research focus is the genetic and genomic dissection of maize and barley root development. To this end, we clone and characterize genes controlling root architecture and we investigate the molecular mechanisms of heterosis manifestation. Moreover, we are interested in how root systems react to abiotic stress such as drought or cold and how they interact with the rhizosphere.
Congratulations to Dr. Michaela Matthes
Congratulations to Michaela Matthes for sucessfully completing her habilitation with her inaugural lecture.
Inaugural lecture by Dr. Michaela Matthes
Inaugural lecture by Dr. Michaela Matthes on the topic "Der Mikronährstoff Bor als Schlüsselregulator pflanzlicher Entwicklungsprozesse". The inaugural lectures will take place on July 16 at Lecture hall XIII, Nussallee 13, 53115 Bonn.
Habilitation Colloquium of Dr. Michaela Matthes
The Habilitation Colloquium will take place on Wednesday, June 2nd 2025, at 12 o'clock in the Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Lecture Hall, Katzenburgweg 7.
Congratulations to Marion Pitz for successfully passing her PhD exam!
Marion worked on the transcriptomic regulation of heterosis in an immortalized backcross population of maize.
Contact
Head
Prof. Dr. Frank Hochholdinger
Address
Room 0.008
Römerstr. 164
D-53117 Bonn
Office
Christine Jessen and Ellen Kreitz
Address
Room 0.007
Römerstr. 164
D-53117 Bonn