Press releases

Professor Tilman Brück appointed to UN Panel of experts on food security

Research shapes the future: IGZ celebrates 100 years of horticultural research at its Großbeeren site

Press Invitation: 100 Years of Research at the Großbeeren Site – IGZ Marks the Anniversary with a Ceremony and an Open Day

IGZ research reveals ways to improve nutritional quality of red cabbage through targeted cultivation strategies

Light and temperature influence the formation of health-promoting compounds

IGZ Successfully Evaluated – Strategic Focus on Horticultural Sciences Confirmed

Completion of the research project ‘Healthy soils – healthy plants – healthy food’

Recommendations from five years of research into soil fertility in fruit and vegetable cultivation

Leibniz research network presents new concept for healthy, sustainable and resilient food systems

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

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

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

Unexpected underground alliance: Root-knot nematodes benefit root flies

Plant-mediated interactions between two belowground agricultural pests uncovered

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

Publication of the Long-term Box Plot Experiment Großbeeren

Seasonal Effects on Health-Promoting Compounds in Cabbage Varieties

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity presents update

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

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)

New head of administration at the IGZ

Prof. Nicole van Dam

New Director of Research of IGZ

Meeting of the experimental stations

Representatives of Brandenburg's agricultural experiment stations exchanged ideas