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![Dr. Hermann-Josef Baaken hands over the certificate to Corinna Sauer Dr. Hermann-Josef Baaken hands over the certificate to Corinna Sauer](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/faculty-prize-from-the-theodor-brinkmann-stiftung-awarded-to-the-best-master-thesis-concept/img-20221130-wa0006.jpg/@@images/b106ab46-5f85-4cc4-bd7d-0a9d0f8a2a48.jpeg)
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Eike Lüdeling, Elisabeth Schwitzky and Michael Blanke.
![Wheat varieties with a specific NPF2.12 gene variant (right) have significantly better root growth at low nitrogen levels in the soil than varieties without this gene variant (left). Wheat varieties with a specific NPF2.12 gene variant (right) have significantly better root growth at low nitrogen levels in the soil than varieties without this gene variant (left).](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/how-plants-adapt-to-nitrogen-deficiency/weizensorten-mit-einer-bestimmten-npf2-12-genvariante-rechts.jpeg/@@images/e84f2bfa-9216-4796-8a17-ad53c9cb5826.jpeg)
![If nitrogen levels in the soil are low, wheat varieties with a favorable NPF2.12 gene variant (left) initiate an important signaling cascade If nitrogen levels in the soil are low, wheat varieties with a favorable NPF2.12 gene variant (left) initiate an important signaling cascade](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/how-plants-adapt-to-nitrogen-deficiency/ist-im-boden-wenig-stickstoff-vorhanden.jpeg/@@images/d7ec717d-c90d-47b3-ae2d-ebf86f6b84bd.jpeg)
Nitric oxide (NO), an important second messenger, stimulates root growth. This increases the supply of nitrogen and the plant thrives better overall. Without this preferred NPF2.12 gene variant, the plants (right) remain small and stunted under these conditions.
![Grant certificate Grant certificate](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/over-10-5-million-euros-for-cleaner-air-in-sheds-and-stalls/forderurkunde.jpeg/@@images/9b45f911-e9d9-4c3a-9b37-a7417c744291.jpeg)
Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir handed over the funding certificate to Dr. Manfred Trimborn at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomics
![The project is intended to help reduce the amont of harmful gases from livestock. The project is intended to help reduce the amont of harmful gases from livestock.](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/over-10-5-million-euros-for-cleaner-air-in-sheds-and-stalls/pm-prof-buescher-bild1_klein-jpg.jpeg/@@images/02a10c34-1fdf-4895-be2d-b4626f1b5284.jpeg)
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![Equipment for measureing emissions inside a milking parlor. Equipment for measureing emissions inside a milking parlor.](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/over-10-5-million-euros-for-cleaner-air-in-sheds-and-stalls/pm-prof-buescher_messapparatur-jpg.jpeg/@@images/581abf3d-724c-48dd-baea-742b04babea5.jpeg)
![Prof. Dr. Florian Grundler Prof. Dr. Florian Grundler](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/grundler-fellow-of-the-european-society-of-nematologists/grundler_bf_024_a.jpg/@@images/f98a0765-4a7d-49f0-818d-6444a4533c18.jpeg)
![Symbolic photo Symbolic photo](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/viel-zitierte-forschende-der-universitaet-bonn/uni_vl_hrz_250521_052kl.jpg/@@images/c6c1e256-334e-4b4d-be5a-d4f4345c2643.jpeg)
Large amounts of data were analyzed for the "Highly Cited Researchers".
![Key handover Key handover](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/early-christmas-gifts-for-the-field-laboratories-of-the-faculty-of-agriculture/uni-vl-trecker-201222_001.jpg/@@images/afc7d1a7-177d-4cb4-9bfc-fb05bf8fbbac.jpeg)
Provost Holger Gottschalk (right) hands over the tractor keys to Prof. Dr. Ralf Pude, managing director of the external laboratories.
![Parade of vehicles Parade of vehicles](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/early-christmas-gifts-for-the-field-laboratories-of-the-faculty-of-agriculture/uni-vl-trecker-201222_013.jpg/@@images/c864dfbd-5d7c-446c-8b22-bb9740719fd1.jpeg)
Four large agricultural vehicles with a total value of more than 500,000 euros were put into service.
![Driving autonomously in the field Driving autonomously in the field](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/early-christmas-gifts-for-the-field-laboratories-of-the-faculty-of-agriculture/uni-vl-trecker-201222_012.jpg/@@images/7d80f817-3ebf-4c0f-b2d9-96221d1fba62.jpeg)
The autonomous tractor "Robotti" travels previously programmed routes with its payload.
![Test drive Test drive](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/early-christmas-gifts-for-the-field-laboratories-of-the-faculty-of-agriculture/uni-vl-trecker-201222_007.jpg/@@images/d8f98236-cbfa-46c7-8d9c-a2430984108c.jpeg)
Provost Holger Gottschalk takes the wheel of the largest newly acquired tractor.
![The fair showcased 30 companies on two floors from a wide range of sectors, including companies and organizations from the agricultural sector well as exhibitors from related fields, such as autonomous driving, surveying and nutrition. The fair showcased 30 companies on two floors from a wide range of sectors, including companies and organizations from the agricultural sector well as exhibitors from related fields, such as autonomous driving, surveying and nutrition.](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/new-network-connects-agricultural-research-industry-and-politics/bild-1.jpg/@@images/e234433e-df48-4894-ab65-c99d35b9617e.jpeg)
![At the career fair, PhD students and graduates were able to expand their professional network and make new contacts. At the career fair, PhD students and graduates were able to expand their professional network and make new contacts.](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/new-network-connects-agricultural-research-industry-and-politics/bild-2.jpg/@@images/b3aa95d2-6fb4-4fa5-84b4-e898d8031b2a.jpeg)
![Prof. Dr. Ralf Pude with Climate Protection Minister Mona Neubaur at the presentation of the certificate of appointment. Prof. Dr. Ralf Pude with Climate Protection Minister Mona Neubaur at the presentation of the certificate of appointment.](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/der-biooekonomierat-nrw-nimmt-seine-arbeit-auf/prof-pude-boer-nrw.jpg/@@images/cb5dc8e2-d638-479c-a563-fde35395df6c.jpeg)
![The experts of the Bioeconomy Council NRW together with Climate Protection Minister Mona Neubaur after the presentation of the certificates of appointment. The experts of the Bioeconomy Council NRW together with Climate Protection Minister Mona Neubaur after the presentation of the certificates of appointment.](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/der-biooekonomierat-nrw-nimmt-seine-arbeit-auf/biooekonomierat-nrw.jpeg/@@images/e61cec43-7884-4976-a279-5786df3658d5.jpeg)
![The DGP conference took place at Poppelsdorf Palace in Bonn in 2024. The DGP conference took place at Poppelsdorf Palace in Bonn in 2024.](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/news/dgp-2024/img_4960.jpeg/@@images/13429249-5de6-40ed-9bbc-65e7330f4cfd.jpeg)