INRES - Plant Nutrition
Plant nutrition is defined by the German Society for Plant Nutrition (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pflanzenernährung e.V.) as the study of the functions and dynamics of nutrients in plants, soils and ecosystems and of plant metabolic processes with the aims of
- to improve the growth of plants
- to increase the quality of harvested products
- optimize soil fertility
- to promote the recycling of nutrients
- reduce the input of production resources
- minimize the environmental impact of fertilizer use
These goals are pursued by the Plant Nutrition Division of INRES with the Chair of Ecopysiology of Plant Nutrition (Prof. Dr. Gabriel Schaaf), the Chair of Plant Nutrition in the Tropics and Subtropics (Prof. Dr. Mathias Becker) and in various working groups.
Advanced-level biology class visited INRES - Plant Nurtition
On January 21, 2026, the advanced-level biology class (Biologie Leistungskurs) of the Gesamtschule Rheinbach visited the Department of Plant Nutrition at the Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, as part of a scientific excursion.
Antrittsvorlesung von Matthias Wissuwa
At the Dies Academicus Dr. Matthias Wissuwa will give his inaugural lecture on: "Gene banks preserve the crop genetic diversity for future use – but how to utilize this resource?".
DGP conference in Bonn
rom Sep 2nd to Sep 4th the annual conference of the German Society for Plant Nutrition (DGP) was held in the beautiful Poppelsdorf Castle. The conference was locally hosted and organized by the INRES -Plant Nutrition.
Phosphorus Absorption Improved and Zinc Content Increased
A new variety of rice that is adapted to life in low-phosphorus soils, that contains an exceptionally large amount of zinc and that was developed specifically for the conditions in Madagascar where it is grown, has recently been certified in the country. The variety was created under the leadership of plant scientist Professor Matthias Wissuwa from the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) and the PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bonn which he joined as a visiting professor in spring 2023, together with the Africa Rice Center and the National Centre of Applied Research for Rural Development in Madagascar (FOFIFA).
Contact
Office
Nicole Diel +49 228 / 73-2371
Stefanie Schmidt + 49 228/ 73-2851
Address
Room 3.020
Karlrobert-Kreiten-Strasse 13
53115 Bonn