Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)
Abteilung Physiologie und Zellbiologie
Address
Corrensstraße 3
06466 Gatersleben
Deutschland
GERiT
This institution in GERiT
06466 Gatersleben
Projects
Research Grants
Current projects
Elongating roots for efficient nitrogen foraging via altered brassinosteroid and auxin synthesis and signaling
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Future proofing plants through enhancement of yield stability in water-limited environments
(Applicant
Schneider, Hannah
)
Improved nitrogen use efficiency in agriculture by CATCH crops as producers of Biological Nitrification Inhibitors
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Molecular regulation underlying the mutual interaction between ammonium and nitrate transport in plant roots
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Unlocking and employing genetic variation of the metal transporter HvMTP1;2 in stem nodes for improved organ development, micronutrient allocation and biofortification in barley
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Completed projects
Ammonium, Harnstoff und Nitrat als Regulatoren der Bestockung in Getreide
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Ammonium sensing by plant roots
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Die Steuerung der Blattmorphogenese durch die Form des Stickstoffangebotes und ihre möglichen hormonalen und molekularen Regulationsmechanismen
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Elucidating the function of the CYBDOM protein HYP1 in phosphorus deficiency-dependent primary root growth
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Funktion des Nicotianamins bei Ferntransport und Rezirkulation von Mineralstoffen in der Pflanze
(Applicant
Stephan, Udo
)
Genetische und physiologische Faktoren der Eiseneffizienz in Mais
(Applicants
Stich, Benjamin
;
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Identification of transcriptional regulators of the plant ionome
(Applicant
Giehl, Ricardo F.H.
)
Identifying molecular triggers for ammonium transporter trafficking to target membranes in root cells.
(Applicant
Melzer, Michael
)
In-planta analyses of the three Arabidopsis isoforms of the bifunctional RIBA with enzymatic domains for GTP cyclohydrolase II and 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate synthase
(Applicant
Grimm, Bernhard
)
Interplay of chelating and reducing root exudates in plant iron acquisition
(Applicants
Weber, Günther
;
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Investigation of the role of strigolactones in barley in response to drought
(Applicant
Melzer, Michael
)
Molecular characterisation of urea transport in plants
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Plant root diffusional barriers: genesis and implications for nutrient efficiency and stress tolerance
(Applicants
Aarts, Mark G. M.
;
Boursiac, Yann
;
Franke, Rochus Benni
;
Grundler, Florian M. W.
;
Salt, David E
;
Schjoerring, Jan K.
;
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Regulation der pflanzlichen Eisenhomöostase
(Applicant
Stephan, Udo
)
The significance of the functional diversity of low molecular-weight metal ligands for uptake and intracellular distribution of metal micronutrients
(Applicants
Weber, Günther
;
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Priority Programmes
Completed projects
Molekulargenetische Charakterisierung des Eisen-Phytosiderophor-Transports in Gramineen
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Physiologische Funktionen und posttranslationale Regulation von Ammoniumtransportern der AMT1-Familie in Arabidopsis thaliana
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Research Units
Completed projects
FOR 948: Nitrogen Uptake, Metabolism and Remobilisation in Leaves during Plant Senescence
(Spokesperson
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Forms of retranslocated nitrogen during leaf senescence and nitrogen deficiency
(Applicant
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Collaborative Research Centres
Current projects
Relevance of natural allelic variation in YUCCA genes for proteoform modulation, local auxin biosynthesis and phenotypic variation in natural Arabidopsis accessions
(Project Heads
Stubbs, Milton T.
;
von Wirén, Nicolaus
)
Completed projects
Molekulare Zellbiologie der proteolytischen Spaltung von Reserveproteinen
(Project Heads
Horstmann, C.
;
Müntz, Klaus
)
Research Training Groups
Completed projects
GRK 259: Mitigation Strategies for the Emission of Greenhouse Gases and Environmentally Toxic Agents from Agriculture and Land Use
(Spokesperson
Zeddies, Jürgen
)