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Innovations for the ‘Agricultural Systems of the Future’: BMBF funding line launches second project phase

© from left to right: ATB/Nina Schwab | ZMT/Achim Meyer | IGZ/Julia Vogt | IGZ/Maria Fitzner

Sustainable Agricultural Systems for Urban Nutrition: food4future Enters Second Funding Phase

The data from the sensor platform, which was developed in collaboration between the IGZ and the University of Potsdam, is used to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional soil texture maps. Dr Rühlmann heads the IGZ part of the BoDi. project. Photo: sev

Precise fertilisation planning for sustainable agriculture: IGZ researches in the BoDi project

A Fuchsine-stained root-knot containing a juvenile nematode observed in the fine roots of infected field mustard plants. Photo: IGZ/Axel J. Touw

Unexpected underground alliance: Root-knot nematodes benefit root flies

Plant-mediated interactions between two belowground agricultural pests uncovered

As part of the long-term fertilization experiment, vegetable crops such as celery were cultivated. Photo: IGZ/B. Löffelbein

Long-term Experiment Großbeeren: 50 Years of Data for Sustainable Open-field Vegetable Production

Publication of the Long-term Box Plot Experiment Großbeeren

Seasonal variation: Amount and composition of bioactive compounds in red cabbage are dependent on the time of harvest. Photo: IGZ/V. Púčiková

Seasonal Effects on Health-Promoting Compounds in Cabbage Varieties

The Strip-Till machine for conservation tillage was used in organic vegetable production as part of the EIP project ‘BioStripPlant’. Photo: agrathaer GmbH.

Conservation Tillage for Sustainability: EIP Project "BioStripPlant" Successfully Concludes

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Professor Dr Philip Wigge Recognised as a “Highly Cited Researcher” in 2024

The Trehalose 6-phosphate pathway impacts on Flowering Locus C (FLC). Photo: Gramma, Olas, and Zacharaki et al. (2024), Plant Physiology, Fig. 1C.

New Insights into Flowering Regulation: Impact of Carbon and Nitrogen Signalling on Floral Repressors in Arabidopsis

Enzymatic degradation of glucosinolates by myrosinase (A) upon tissue disruption of different kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes cv. Kolibri) organs (B). Figure: Mbudu et al. (2024), Food Chemistry. DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142032

Targeted Glucosinolate Conversion: How Kohlrabi Tissues Produce Health-Promoting Compounds

New IGZ Study Highlights Tissue-Specific Enzyme Activity to Enhance Plant Protection and Health Benefits

The ‘HumusFuerGemuese’ consortium met at the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) in Großbeeren on 6 and 7 November to kick off the project.

Humus for Vegetables: Launch of BMEL-funded Model and Demonstration Project on Humus Preservation in Vegetable Cultivation

Photo: Daniel Dan via Unsplash

"10 Must-Knows" for the preservation of biodiversity in Germany

Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity presents update

Prof Dr Nicole van Dam Photo: © FSU/Anne Günther

Transformation of Agricultural and Food Systems: Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) appointed to new DFG Senate Commission

Two genetically identical Arabidopsis thaliana plants show a different appearance due to their phenotypic plasticity, as they were grown at different temperatures (18°C left, 23°C right). Photo: Philip Wigge

Collaborative Research Centre "Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants" receives funding from the German Research Foundation

Successful application by the University of Potsdam with participation of the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)

Markus Randig, Head of Administration at the IGZ | Photo: Eva Piontek/IGZ

New head of administration at the IGZ

Prof. Dr. Nicole van Dam

Prof. Nicole van Dam

New Director of Research of IGZ

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Meeting of the experimental stations

Representatives of Brandenburg's agricultural experiment stations exchanged ideas

IGZ wins competition “Hochschulwettbewerb”

Back into the cycle: Human urine becomes recycled fertilizer for Berlin community gardens – Citizen Science project “Urban Cycles” made possible by award in university competition