Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology

Thousands of protein switches enable plants to make the transition from dark to light
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A fungal spore has germinated and built infection structures to penetrate a plant leaf. The part of the fungus growing on the leaf surface contains chitin (green) in its cell wall, while the part growing inside the leaf contains chitosan (red) to hide from the chitin-triggered immune system of the plant.
New DFG priority programme to the 'chitosan code'
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Researchers find new mechanism for sodium salt detoxification in plants
© Chen C. et al./The EMBO Journal (2023)e113004
Plants use their roots to measure manganese concentration available in the soil
© Uni MS - AG Kudla
Researchers provide new insights into photosynthesis
© Uni MS - Lando Lebok
Plants can measure the intensity of salt stress
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How calcium ions get into the cellular power stations of plants
© AG Plant Energy Biology - Jan-Ole Niemeier
Help for stressed-out cells in a crisis
© Markus Schwarzländer, Philippe Fuchs
Researchers show where and how plants detect the nutrient potassium
© Uni MS - AG Kudla
jGBM Master thesis award 2021 goes to Sophie Lichtenauer
© jGBM Münster e.V.
Lara Hoepfner receives award for excellent Master thesis by the German Botanical Society.
© Iris Finkemeier / Laura Höpfner

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