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Congratulations to Pratibha Kumari! The former PhD student of the Cellular Coordination research group receives this year's Best Paper Award of the German Society for Plant Sciences  for the best…

Metabolomics reveals drought-tolerant eucalyptus.

Eucalyptus trees are an important source of wood, bioenergy and pulp for the paper industry. For this purpose, the trees, originally native to…

Scientists from the member institutes of the Leibniz Research Network "Bioactive Compounds" came together for this year's conference in Braunschweig from May 24 to 25, 2023. This year it was the turn…

A new exhibition at the IPB presents historical pictures of the institute, beginning with its construction in 1958 up to the turbulent times of its reestablishment and reconstruction in the 90s. The…

Structure of complex natural product elucidated.

IPB chemists, together with partners from Germany and Indonesia, have elucidated the structure of the previously undescribed natural compound…

Modulating auxin response stabilizes tomato fruit set.

Successful pollination of tomato plants is highly dependent on the weather. In cool temperatures, pollination of the flowers is inefficient and…

The commemoration of our former Managing Director Prof. Dierk Scheel could not have been more beautiful. Numerous scientists from all over the world, including many former colleagues, friends and…

Anti-inflammatory bitter substance from chicory.

The root chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) was already used in the Middle Ages to treat all kinds of digestive discomforts. In particular, the bitter…

Roots grow deeper in the heat.

Scientists of MLU in a team with partners from IPB, Cologne and Switzerland have found out that not only the above-ground plant parts but also the roots react to…

The currently running mushroom identification course attracts great interest among the people of Halle. About 90 interested laypersons regularly come to the institute to follow the lectures of…