The first AGRIPOLY-DPP Spring School will be held from 25.03. – 29.03.2019 in Halle. The program includes lectures, trainings and lab demonstrations given by PI’s from MLU, IPK, JKI and IPB. Lectures are open for interested PhD students, AGRIPOLY-DPP members will be given priority.

Scientific Program

25.03.2019

9:00-12:00

Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Seminarraum E04

 Welcome – Holger B. Deising

Plant thermomorphogenesis – acclimation of plant growth and architecture to elevated ambient temperatures (Prof. M. Quint, MLU)

Introduction to basic statistics (for plant scientists and others) (Dr. C. Delker, MLU)

13:30-16:30

Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Seminarraum E04

Basics of Plant Breeding (Prof. K. Pillen, MLU)

Marker Trait Associations (Dr. A. Maurer, MLU)

26.03.2019

9:00-12:00

Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Seminarraum E04

Reverse genetics and microscopy to understand fungal pathogenesis

Fungal secondary metabolism: A prerequisite for plant infection (Prof. H. B. Deising, MLU)

Characterization of fungal mutants (Dr. A. Silva, MLU)

13:30-16:30

Seminarraum 257 im Biotechnikum-MLU, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3

Key aspects of plant oil deposition and seed oil quality (Prof. I. Heilmann, MLU)

Quantitative analysis of membrane and storage lipids (Dr. M. Heilmann, MLU)

27.03.2019

9:00-12:00

Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Seminarraum E04

Calcium signals in plants (Prof. E. Peiter, MLU)

13:30-16:30

Challenges of wheat breeding for resistance against the background of climate change (Dr. A. Serfling, JKI)

28.03.2019

9:00-12:00

Hörsaal im Biologicum – Gewächshaus, Weinbergweg 10

Ageing and Stress in Plants

Chlorophyll Fluorometry as Stress Parameter (Prof. K. Humbeck, MLU)

13:30-16:30

Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Seminarraum E04

Visual diagnosis of plant nutrient disorders (Prof. N. von Wiren, IPK)

 29.03.2019

9:00-12:00

Seminarraum IPB, Weinberg 3

CRISPR-edited potato plants (Prof. S. Rosahl, IPB)

13:30-16:30

Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Seminarraum E04

Plant viruses and the plant’s RNA silencing response to viral infections (Prof. S.-E. Behrens, MLU)

Closing remarks – Holger B. Deising