In the digital age, how can we preserve the diversity of our crop plants and make better use of it? This was the key question discussed at a workshop organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Crop Trust in mid-March. Nils Stein, Head of the ‘Genebank department’ at the IPK, attended the event in Rome.

Martin Ganal is one of the most important figures at the research campus. He is set to retire soon, and the company he founded, TraitGenetics, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Time for a look back.

Ein Gen entscheidet: Forschungsteam gelingt Durchbruch bei der Züchtung winterharter Ackerbohnen

One gene makes the difference: research team achieves breakthrough in breeding winter-hardy faba beans

The IPK Genebank preserves over 150,000 samples of cultivated plants, including cereals, legumes, oil crops, fodder crops, and potatoes. This treasure is becoming increasingly valuable amid climate change. This is a good reason to feature the Genebank in a new video clip. The release event took place in mid-February in the IPK lecture hall.

Wie Wurzelwachstum durch Nitrat gefördert wird:  Forscher entschlüsseln Signalkette 

How root growth is stimulated by nitrate:  Researchers decipher signalling chain

IPK-Team entwickelt neues Verfahren zur Beobachtung der weiblichen Meiose in Arabidopsis

IPK research team develops new method to study female meiosis in Arabidopsis

10 February was World Pulses Day. Kerstin Neumann shares information about IPK’s plans for the occasion, discusses current research projects, and highlights why peas, lentils, and other pulses matter for both health and climate.

Delphine Van Inghelandt has led a joint research group between IPK and JKI for over a year. Now is the time for an on-site visit with the scientist working on the potato of tomorrow in Groß Lüsewitz.

Anna Backhaus has taken over the ‘Resource Genetics and Reproduction’ research group from Andreas Börner. This is reason enough to meet both of them for a double interview in the ‘Vavilov Building’.

Just in time for Christmas, the latest edition of the IPK Journal has been published. As always, it contains a variety of articles about the research at IPK. Topics covered include potato research at the Groß Lüsewitz site and a new discourse project by IPK and the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle.

Leguminosen sind ein großer Hoffnungsträger - sei es mit Blick auf die gesunde menschliche Ernährung und die Tierernährung, sei es mit Blick auf den Klimawandel und dem Wunsch nach mehr Nachhaltigkeit. Grund genug, sich in einer neuen Multimedia-Geschichte einmal näher mit Erbse, Linse & Co. zu beschäftigen.