Research groups
at IGZ
The Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) is an institute of the Leibniz Association. The IGZ conducts basic plant science research with a view to possible applications in vegetable and ornamental plants and in the use of plant biodiversity.
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ADAPT 1
Temperature Sensing in Plants
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ADAPT.JR
Stress and Developmental Integration
BIOTIC 1
Plant-Microbe Systems
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BIOTIC 2
Plant Biotic Interactions
QUALITY 1
Plant Quality for Human Consumption
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QUALITY 2
Optimization of Glucosinolate Degradation Pathways
![market woman at a market in samarkand](https://igzev.de/application/files/thumbnails/detail_lg_2x/2616/6601/3677/marktfrau_samarkand.jpg)
QUALITY 3
Economic Development and Food Security
HORTSYS 1
Open Field Horticultural Systems
HORTSYS 2
Controlled Environment Horticultural Systems
HORTSYS.JR
Organic Horticultural Systems
Former research groups
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FUNCT 2
Plant Metabolism
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FUNCT 3
Root-Shoot-Interactions
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