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 Danning for receiving the faculty prize for the best thesis in plant science.
Yan worked on the development of the BonnMu transposon resource in maize and functionally charactized one of the BonnMu root mutants.
The CFG and CS group enjoyed a wonderful hiking trip on the Apollinaris-Schleife, which included a wine tasting from the Maibachfarm at the Ahr Valley. Later, we had the opportunity to see and got to know the ostriches at the farm in Remagen.
Dr. Caroline Marcon has been awarded the Theodor Brinkmann Science Prize by the Faculty of Agriculture at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. During the Faculty Council meeting in April 2024, Dean Prof. Dr. Heiko Schoof recognized her exceptional habilitation thesis titled “Functional genomics of maize (Zea mays L.) seedling roots.”
Contact
Head
Prof. Dr. Frank Hochholdinger
Address
Room III.47
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144
D-53113 Bonn
Office
Christine Jessen and Ellen Kreitz
Address
Room III.45
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144
D-53113 Bonn