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09OCT 2025
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Plant-ER Lecture: Cell-cell communication dynamics enables variable temperature processing in shoot apex
Trees in boreal and temperate regions undergo annual cycle of growth and dormancy. In order to survive winter, growth in shoot apex terminates and shoot apical meristem and growth arrested leaf primordia are enclosed within an apical bud. Growth arrest in buds is maintained through the winter by establishment of bud dormancy. For reactivating growth […]
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24SEP 2025
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Potatoes Show Stage-Specific Responses to Phosphorus Deficiency:
In a recent article published in The Plant Journal (https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70445), we have uncovered how potato plants respond to fluctuating phosphorus levels in the soil, revealing a complex and stage-specific strategy that allows different organs to cope with nutrient stress. Using transcriptomic, metabolomic, and physiological analyses, the study shows that leaves and roots mount the strongest […]In a recent article published in The Plant Journal (https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70445), we have uncovered how potato plants respond to fluctuating phosphorus levels in the soil, revealing a complex and stage-specific strategy that allows different organs to cope with nutrient stress. Using transcriptomic, metabolomic, and physiological analyses, the study shows that leaves and roots mount the strongest […]
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15SEP 2025
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When Cloud Meets Bioinformatics: A Week of Data, Tools, and Collaboration at IPK Gatersleben
From 8 to 12 September 2025, IPK Gatersleben hosted an exciting week dedicated to research data management and integrative bioinformatics. Bioinformaticians, computer scientists, data managers, and researchers from across Germany and beyond came together to learn, exchange ideas, and explore how new technologies are shaping the way we handle data in the life sciences. Workshop: […]
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10SEP 2025
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Genetic link between potato heat tolerance and disease resistance
Potato yields are threatened by rising global temperatures, as heat delays or even abolishes tuber formation. We studied over 500 potato offspring from a cross between a heat-tolerant and a heat-sensitive variety to uncover the genes behind heat resilience. We found that heat-tolerant offspring formed tubers earlier and showed higher expression of SELF-PRUNING 6A (SP6A), a […]
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22JUL 2025
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Exploring the Power of Cassava – Public Talk at the Botanical Garden in Erlangen
An engaging presentation on “The Wonder of the Cassava Plant” took place at the Botanical Garden in Erlangen, led by Dr. Mercedes Thieme and Dr. Christian Lamm from the Chair of Biochemistry at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU). Cassava, also known as manioc or yuca, is a tropical root crop that played the central role in […]
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17JUL 2025
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7th International Plant Vascular Biology Conference from July 7 to 11 in Osaka
On the occasion of the 7th International Plant Vascular Biology Conference from July 7 to 11 in Osaka (PVB2025), Prof. Dr. Uwe Sonnewald was able to present the work of the Chair of Biochemistry on the biotechnological improvement of cassava plants to an expert audience in Osaka, Japan. He reported on the work of the […]
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