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Institute of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics of Plants
Institution
Section overview
Description
Most traits of agronomic importance are quantitative traits, i.e. the phenotypic observations cannot be assigned to distinct classes but follow a continuous distribution. This is caused by a polygenic inheritance as well as the importance of genotype*environment interaction for such traits.
The work of the Institute for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics of Plants aims to identify the causes of natural phenotypic variation of crop plants on a molecular level, in order to attain the ultimate goal of our work - the prediction of phenotypic performance under various environmental conditions. This requires combined efforts on creating novel plant material, exploiting the possibilities of *omics technologies, and developing innovative biostatistical procedures.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
Contact
Institute of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics of Plants
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)211 81-13395
Email: benjamin.stich(@)hhu.de