Our Subject Areas

The IGZ conducts research across four Subject Areas: plant adaptation to their environment, their interactions with other organisms, the principles of plant quality and food security, and sustainable horticultural systems. This research is supported by a platform for specialised high-throughput methods, including bioinformatics, metabolomics and proteomics.

The overview shows the academic perspectives that these subject areas bring to the IGZ’s research.

Our research – at a glance

Understanding plants. Exploring interactions. Strengthening quality. Designing systems. Enabling research.

Understanding plants

We unravel how plants perceive environmental stress, process signals and regulate their adaptation at the molecular level.

Exploring interactions

We investigate how plants, microorganisms and insects interact.

Strengthening quality

We generate knowledge for the sustainable production of healthy plant-based foods and for global food security.

Designing systems

We develop sustainable and resilient horticultural systems for the future.

Enabling research

We provide expertise, methods, and data to support excellent research.