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Crop Functional Genomics

The division of Crop Functional Genomics is part of the Institute of Plant Sciences and Resource Conservation (INRES).

Our research focus is the genetic and genomic dissection of maize and barley root development. To this end, we clone and characterize genes controlling root architecture and we investigate the molecular mechanisms of heterosis manifestation. Moreover, we are interested in how root systems react to abiotic stress such as drought or cold and how they interact with the rhizosphere.

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Caroline Marcon and Frank Hochholdinger received the cooperator award of the Maize Genetics Cooperation5
Frank Hochholdinger, professor for Crop Functional Genomics at the INRES and Carolin Marcon, project leader of the BonnMu group, were honored with the 2025 Maize Genetics Cooperator Award by the Maize Genetics Cooperation at the 67th maize genetics conference in St. Louis, USA.
Mar 11, 2025 5
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67th maize genetics conference in St. Louis6
Members of the Crop Functional Genomics group attended the 67th maize genetics meeting in St. Louis, USA from 6-8, March 2025.
Mar 10, 2025 6
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Marion Pitz and Frank Hochholdinger gave a presentation at Bayer, St. Louis7
Before the start of the 67th maize genetics conference Marion Pitz and Frank Hochholdinger gave a presentation of their work at the Bayer site in Chesterfield.
Mar 06, 2025 7
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SPP meeting in Leipzig8
Xiaoming He presented his work at the final meeting of the SPP2089 „Rhizosphere spatiotemporal organization - a key to rhizosphere function“. 
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Contact

Head

Prof. Dr. Frank Hochholdinger

Contact

Tel.: +49 228 73-60334
Fax: +49 228 73-60333

hochholdinger@uni-bonn.de

Address

Room III.47

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144
D-53113 Bonn

Office

Christine Jessen and Ellen Kreitz

Contact

Tel.: +49 228 73-60331
Fax: +49 228 73-60333

sekretariat-cfg@uni-bonn.de

Address

Room III.45

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144
D-53113 Bonn

Links

  1. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/people
  2. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/research
  3. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/publications
  4. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/teaching-1
  5. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/2025-maize-genetics-cooperation-award
  6. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/67th-maize-genetics-conference-in-st-louis
  7. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/marion-pitz-and-frank-hochholdinger-gave-a-presentation-at-bayer-st-louis
  8. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/spp-meeting-in-leipzig
  9. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news
  10. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/contact#contact-cfg