Press Releases

An unusual suspect is responsible for susceptibility of barley to devastating fungal disease
A collaboration between US and German researchers has revealed the surprising identity of a plant factor responsible for susceptibility to fungal disease in the USA’s top barley-growing region. Their study is published in the journal New Phytologist.
 
Hybrid crops with all the traits of their parents
Researchers of the MPIPZ have developed a technique that enables the breeding of genetically identical hybrid plants
Buried treasure: a plant that makes flowers and fruits underground
Researchers describe the unusual trait of amphicarpy, where two types of fruit develop on the same plant: one above- and the other below-ground.

Communications

Paul Schulze-Lefert, Jane Parker, Stéphane Hacquard, and Ruben Garrido-Oter “have demonstrated…
Successful project start of the MSCA-COFUND project Reconstruction Biology in Plant Science Doctoral…

An ear for frogs

July 30, 2024

Jozefien Van de Velde from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne traveled…

Events & Seminars

Ross Sozzani: The Goldilocks principle, just the right amount of growth

Dec 11, 2024 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPIPZ, Room: Lecture hall

Stephen I. Wright: Adaptation and Maladaptation in Plant Genomes

Dec 18, 2024 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPIPZ, Room: Lecture hall

Nathan Springer

Jan 22, 2025 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPIPZ, Room: Lecture hall

Career

PhD Program
Together with our University partners in Cologne and Düsseldorf we train about 90 mostly international doctoral students and are inviting talented young researchers to apply for individual open positions and to our structured IMPRS programme.
Postdoc Program
Since 2019, all MPIPZ postdocs take part of a Career Development Program. This program aims to support them success in their careers.

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