News from INRES

Melanie Braun receives ERC Grant

Dr. Melanie Braun

How a Fungus Leads to Tissue Growths in Maize

Galls on maize (left). Tissue structure alterations caused by infection are visible under a microscope (center). When Arabidopsis thaliana (right) forms the fungal effector protein Tip4, gall-like accumulations of undifferentiated cells appear instead of lateral roots.

Faculty prize from the Theodor Brinkmann Stiftung awarded to the Best Master Thesis Concept

Dr. Hermann-Josef Baaken hands over the certificate to Corinna Sauer

From left to right

Eike Lüdeling, Elisabeth Schwitzky and Michael Blanke.

INRES - Horticultural Science (HortiBonn) at the 56th DGG conference in Braunschweig

It’d be lovely if it isn’t all stunted

Forever University of Bonn

Bonner Universitätsfest

Das traditionelle Hütewerfen

How plants adapt to nitrogen deficiency

Wheat varieties with a specific NPF2.12 gene variant (right) have significantly better root growth at low nitrogen levels in the soil than varieties without this gene variant (left).

If nitrogen levels in the soil are low, wheat varieties with a favorable NPF2.12 gene variant (left) initiate an important signaling cascade

Nitric oxide (NO), an important second messenger, stimulates root growth. This increases the supply of nitrogen and the plant thrives better overall. Without this preferred NPF2.12 gene variant, the plants (right) remain small and stunted under these conditions.

Universities of Bonn and St Andrews announce new joint professors

Joint academic appointments scheme welcomes three distinguished researchers

Newly selected researchers (from left): Prof. Thomas Döring, Prof. Karin Peters (both University of Bonn) and Prof. Kathryn Rudy (University of St Andrews).

Excursion to Nepal: Exploring Farming Systems Across Agroecological Zones

Group photo

River valley vegetable farm, Dharke

Mid-hills, Dhading

Subsistence Farm, Rampur, Chitwan

Organic commercial farm, Madi, Chitwan

Highlands, Kaski

Sub-urban agriculture, Naubise

Congratulations to Dr. Michaela Matthes

Dr. Michaela Matthes and the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences Prof. Dr. Heiko Schoof

PD Dr. Michaela Matthes

Over 10,5 Million Euros for Cleaner Air in Sheds and Stalls

Grant certificate

Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir handed over the funding certificate to Dr. Manfred Trimborn at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomics

The project is intended to help reduce the amont of harmful gases from livestock.