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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.

Provost Holger Gottschalk (right) hands over the tractor keys to Prof. Dr. Ralf Pude, managing director of the external laboratories.

Four large agricultural vehicles with a total value of more than 500,000 euros were put into service.

The autonomous tractor "Robotti" travels previously programmed routes with its payload.

Provost Holger Gottschalk takes the wheel of the largest newly acquired tractor.



The award winner Dr. Melanie Braun with Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer (r.), former ferdeal minister of the environment, and Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun (l.), speaker of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Sustainable Futures".

Soil scientist Dr. Melanie Braun with Rector Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael Hoch (l.) and Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer (center).

Soil scientist Dr. Melanie Braun and Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, who gave his name to the Klaus Töpfer Research Prize of the University of Bonn.




