AG Biodiversity and Evolution of Pflants
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Kadereit
Fields of Research:
- Systematics, phylogeny, biogeography and evolution of Chenopodiaceae, Gisekiaceae, Zygophyllaceae and Sesuvioideae (Aizoaceae) with focus on the evolution of halophytes, drougth tolerance and C4 photosynthesis.
- Evolution of kranz anatomy in succulent C4 lineages.
- Biogeography of succulent C4 lineages.
- Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of Melastomataceae, with focus on Dissochaeteae.
Prof. Dr. Harald Paulsen
Field of Research:
- Biogenesis and function of pigment protein complexes, especially of the main light-harvesting complexes (LHCII) in the photosynthetic apparatus of higher plants.
Prof. Dr. Eva Wolf
Prof. Dr. Gunther Rothe (retired)
Fields of Research:
- Impact of soil acidification and liming on forest trees.
- Conservation of the genetic diversity of forest trees and their ectomycorrhizal fungi.
- Development of electrophoretic methods of physicochemical characterization of native plant proteins.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wernicke (retired)
Fields of Research :
- The role of the cytoskeleton in the morphogenesis of plants.
- Plant cell cultures in basic research and practice.