Phenomics
At Helmholtz Munich, we aimed to understand on a molecular level the interrelation between biotic and abiotic stress responses and plant health and productivity. This knowledge facilitated to devise strategies how genetic resources and beneficial microbes/fungi can be used to mitigate adverse effects of pollution, nutrient deprivation and climate stress. The complex question of how genomic (G) and environmental (E) factors interact to produce a given phenotype (P) (G x E → P) were addressed by an integrated multi-scale research approach that ranges from genome analysis PGSB to a versatile environmental simulation platform. It utilized interactome network analysis INET and in-depth mechanistic BIOP and BGC studies to understand the dynamic molecular connectivity that shape plant phenotypes. This principal question was addressed more specifically in the context of water and nutrient deprivation and plant immunity including multipartite environmental interactions, e.g. with the microbiome and insects.
At Helmholtz Munich, we aimed to understand on a molecular level the interrelation between biotic and abiotic stress responses and plant health and productivity. This knowledge facilitated to devise strategies how genetic resources and beneficial microbes/fungi can be used to mitigate adverse effects of pollution, nutrient deprivation and climate stress. The complex question of how genomic (G) and environmental (E) factors interact to produce a given phenotype (P) (G x E → P) were addressed by an integrated multi-scale research approach that ranges from genome analysis PGSB to a versatile environmental simulation platform. It utilized interactome network analysis INET and in-depth mechanistic BIOP and BGC studies to understand the dynamic molecular connectivity that shape plant phenotypes. This principal question was addressed more specifically in the context of water and nutrient deprivation and plant immunity including multipartite environmental interactions, e.g. with the microbiome and insects.
