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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIZ)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The genetic diversity between plant species is huge as observed by the large differences in many traits. However also within species substantial genetic variation is present in nature or has been generated by breeders and researchers. With the development of molecular genetics, this genetic variation can now also be studied at the molecular level. This has led and is leading to our improved understanding of the processes underlying plant growth and development and the interaction of plants with their abiotic and biotic environment. In addition, this knowledge has led to new tools for plant breeders that allow a more efficient breeding by the use of genetic markers that ‘tag’ traits of interest that sometimes are difficult to select for.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative project: Heat stress of maize - using new breeding methods to increase the tolerance – Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Elucidating the impact of biodiversity in soils on growth and fitness of the crop maize by combining ´omics´-based quality (in silico) modelling and reconstruction biology - subproject C
- Collaborative project: Molecular analysis of grapevine cluster architecture
- EpiC-EpiHAP: Accelerating plant breeding by overcoming epigenetic barriers in the production of double-haploid plants - subproject B
- Extent and negative side effects of genomic introgressions of wild tomato species into cultivated species
- Extent and side effects of wild introgressions in cultivated tomato
- GABI - PLANT KBBE II - Joint project 'ExpResBar': Exploiting genetic variation for resistance to important pathogens in barley. Subproject E
- Taraxacum koksaghyz as a sustainable source for the local production of latex, rubber and inulin (TARULIN) - sub-project H
Involved in research projects
Contact
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
(MPIZ)
Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10
50829 Köln
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)221 5062-401
Fax: +49 (0)221 5062-413
Email: thron(@)mpiz-koeln.mpg.de