The Scientific Advisory Board provides advice to the Governing Board and the Board of Directors regarding scientific and technical matters.

Members of the Scientific Advisory Board:

• Prof. Dr. Christian Jung (Chair; Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Plant Breeding Institute)
• Prof. Dr. Ralph Bock (Vice Chair; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology Potsdam-Golm)
• Prof. Dr. George Coupland (Max Planck Institute of Plant Breeding Research, Cologne)
• Prof. Dr. Marcus Koch (Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg Institute for Plant Science)
• a.o. Univ. Prof. Dr. Josef Loidl (University of Vienna, Centre for Molecular Biology)
• Prof. Dr. Jerzy Paszkowsi (University of Genf, Institute for Biology, Chair of Plant Genetics)
• Prof. Dr. Dierk Scheel (Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle)
• Prof. Dr. Chris-Carolin Schön (Technical University of Munich, Chair of Plant Breeding, Freising)
• Prof. Dr. Dietmar Schomburg (Technical University Brunswick, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology)