Research
1 Functional plant biology
The focus of this Programme Area is to advance the understanding of the regulation systems in horticultural crops.
...2 Plant-microbe systems
This Programme Area analyses how microorganisms impact on horticultural plants and how plants in turn systematically regulate the microbial activity in their Environment.
...3 Plant quality and food security
The impact of plants and plant-based food on human nutrition and food security critically depends on diversity, composition and quality of plants as well as on socio-economic factors. This Programme Area studies this interaction and interdependencies from biological, environmental and socio-economic perspectives.
4 Horticultural systems of the future
This Programme Area addresses the sustainable use of horticultural crops in cultivation systems, including the development of innovative management strategies for climate change Adaptation.
...5 Standort Erfurt
Der Standort Erfurt des IGZ hat viele Jahre zum Erfolg des Instituts beigetragen. Der Senat der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft hat im Jahr 2016 empfohlen, die Arbeiten des IGZ auf den Standort Großbeeren zu konzentrieren. Diese Empfehlung ist mit einer deutlichen Kürzung der Förderung des IGZ im Rahmen der Le...