What is it about?

Diversity is the most important lever, by which Life can cope with the challenges on our planet. Our group Applied Biodiversity links fundamental research with application:

• We want to understand, what plant species actually are, how they arise, and whether there are "genes of speciation"?
• We use such genes to protect consumers in a globalised world against adulterated plant products.
• We develop new paths to valorisa biodiversity for the solution of human-made problems.
• We search new paths to preserve biodiversity

Protect and Use

starting from the attempt to rescue the endangered European Wild Grapevine, our collection turned into a resource for breeding. more...

Superfood & Co

...are not rarely faked. Botanical globalisation is a challenge for consumer safety. Our recipe: gene markers, microscopy and a collection of reference plants in the Botanical Garden.  more...

What is a Species?

In plants something else than in animals. Possibly a process rathern than a fixed entity. We connect evolution and development to sort this. more...

Co-Evolution

...is based on communication. This leads to new concepts for plant protection. Instead of poisoning our environment, we should rather learn to communicate more efficiently with Nature. more...