Current experiments

epiSOMA: Sources and consequences of somatic epigenetic diversity in trees 

Professorship of Plant Epigenomics

Prof. Dr. Frank Johannes, Prof. Dr. Hans Pretzsch,

Prof. Dr. Katrin Heer (University of Freiburg), Prof. Dr. Lars Opgenrooth (University of Marburg),

Dr. Monica Bibiana Berdugo Moreno (University of Marburg), M.Sc. Gerhard Schmied

since 2024

VPD sensitivity of pearl millet transpiration in dependence on soil textural properties 

Professorship for Root-Soil Interaction

Prof. Dr. Mutez Ahmed, Dr. Tina Köhler

since 2024

Indoor-Wheat – Limits of Production 

Chair of Digital Agriculture

Prof. Dr. Senthold Asseng, M.Sc. Sebastian Eichelsbacher

since 2023

Molecular basis of efficient water use of plants under moderate water deficit

Chair of Botany

Prof. Dr. Erwin Grill, Dr. Zhenyu Yang

since 2022

Completed experiments (since 2021)

Root-soil biophysical processes impacting plant water status in different crops during soil drying 

Professorship for Root-Soil Interaction

Prof. Dr. Mutez Ahmed, Dr. Mohanned Abdalla

project ended 2024

Effects of the TRAPPII phosphorylation state on plant adaptive responses and resilience to future climate scenarios 

Chair of Botany (WG Assaad)

Prof. Dr. Farhah Assaad, M.Sc. Christian Wiese

project ended 2024

FruKlimaBest: Investigating the effect of warming (and pesticide stress) on activity and pollination service of three flower-visiting insect species on strawberry plants

Professorship for Plant-Insect-Interactions

Prof. Dr. Sara Leonhardt, M.Sc. Carmen Nebauer, M.Sc. Paula Prucker

project ended 2022

Revealing adaptive divergence among populations of Solanum chilense using hybrid individuals growing under controlled conditions

Professorship for Population Genetics

Prof. Dr. Aurélien Tellier, Dr. Gustavo Silva-Arias, M.Sc. Sidra Tul Muntaha

project ended 2023

Plant trait responses in grasses to infiltration-swale-like conditions

Chair of Restoration Ecology

Prof. Dr. Johannes Kollmann, M.Sc. Nadja Berger

project ended 2023

Causes and consequences of forest reorganization: Towards understanding forest change (FORWARD)

Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management in Mountain Landscapes

Prof. Dr. Rupert Seidl, Dr. Miguel Muñoz Mazón

project ended 2023

Influence of heat stress during growth on the synthesis of starch in brewing barley

Chair of Brewing and Beverage Technology

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Becker , Prof. Dr.-Ing Martina Gastl

 project ended 2022

Artificial Light At Night - effects on wild herbaceous plant communities and the interactions with insect communities

Chair for Terrestrial Ecology

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weisser, Dr. Robin Heinen

project ended 2022

Sapling mortality and the precocity hypothesis

Chair of Botany (WG Assaad), Professorship of Forest and Agroforest Systems

Prof. Dr. Farhah Assaad, Prof. Dr. Peter Annighöfer

project ended 2022

valORTree - Validation of phytotoxix ozone fluxes in needles and leaves as a prerequisite for a realistic, integrated risk assessment for forest ecosystem services in Germany (UBA 3717512570)

Professorship for "Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions" - WG Ecophysiology of Plants

Dr. Manuela Baumgarten, Dr. Bálint Jákli

project ended 2021