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In Nature Genetics:
Good parents are predictable – at least when it comes to corn [15.01.2012]
According to a relatively new insight in plant research, there is no single gene strongly controlling growth. Nevertheless, in order to breed new varieties of corn with a higher yield faster than ever before, researchers at the University of Hohenheim are relying on a trick: early selection of the most promising parent plants based on their chemical and genetic makeup, as well...more
Who with whom:
University of Hohenheim investigating gene responsible for reproduction in plants
[05.01.2012]
“Birds of a feather flock together”, says an old proverb, yet that does not always hold true in the plant realm. For breeders, the inability to cross closely-related species is sometimes problematic. Prof. Dr. Karl Schmid, professor for crop biodiversity and breeding informatics at the University of Hohenheim, wants to find out now why that is so. EVOREP is a research project...more
As of Dec. 15th in "Current Biology":
Endorphin plays traffic cop to organs
[20.12.2011]
It’s all a matter of communication: Studies with frogs have shown zoologists at the University of Hohenheim that two chemical messengers are responsible for cell communication in the embryo, a fact that was unknown until now. Only when these two substances cooperate do the heart, liver and spleen move into their correct positions. Both substances are also vital to the bodies...more
Tackling climate change:
Business professor advocates more green growth. [01.12.2011]
Sustainable, ecologically-friendly economic development could potentially solve the three greatest crises of our time: the environment, the economy and society. That is the belief of environmental economist, Prof. Dr. Werner Schulz of the University of Hohenheim, which he expressed at the start of the World Climate Conference. The state, as a means of facilitating development,...more
Student group "FRESH“ receives distinction from UN [25.11.2011]
Eat ins, conventions and educational programmes about ethics in the agricultural sciences: Students of FRESH have been raising awareness of the importance of sustainabe nourishment over the last three years- not just in lectures, but also on campus and privately. For this no lesser organisation than the UN has distinguished the group for its work at the University of...more