Crop Functional Genomics
The division of Crop Functional Genomics is part of the Institute of Plant Sciences and Resource Conservation (INRES).
Our research focus is the genetic and genomic dissection of maize and barley root development. To this end, we clone and characterize genes controlling root architecture and we investigate the molecular mechanisms of heterosis manifestation. Moreover, we are interested in how root systems react to abiotic stress such as drought or cold and how they interact with the rhizosphere.
Prof. Alexander Lipka from the University of Illinois will give a talk with the title “Lipka Lab: addressing key challenges of crop sciences through quantitative genetics”.
Caroline Marcon, invited by Dafang Wang from Hofstra University in New York, introduced and was interviewed about the BonnMu resource of sequence-indexed mutations in maize.
Prof. Hans Lambers from University of Western Australia, Honorary Professor, China Agricultural University on "Carboxylate-releasing phosphorus-mobilising strategies are pervasive in phosphorus-impoverished landscapes". Please find his classical and pioneering work on root ecology and root function (https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/hans-lambers).
With an joint effort, we harvested over 1500 rhizosphere samples within two days! We are now curious about what microbes do such soil contain and what functions do they play in poor soil.
Contact
Head
Prof. Dr. Frank Hochholdinger
Address
Room III.47
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144
D-53113 Bonn
Office
Christine Jessen and Ellen Kreitz
Address
Room III.45
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144
D-53113 Bonn