ACGG News

This year, the IRTG was once again highly visible at the GPZ conference in Halle. The event began with a Young GPZ Early Career Researcher Workshop, where participants had the opportunity to engage directly with Wiebke Sannemann (KWS), Thorsten Schnurbusch (IPK), and Thomas Bergman (UWA) to learn about career opportunities beyond the PhD. Following this inspiring workshop, the three-day conference on the theme "Plant Breeding under Climate Change" provided a broad overview of

In July 2026, IRTG PhD student Babette Knoblauch, accompanied by colleagues Dr. Sruthy Augustine and Dr. Amitha Paul, attended the 2026 IAPB International Congress in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The congress provided a prestigious platform for the latest scientific breakthroughs, focusing on novel breeding technologies, genome editing, tissue culture, and plant transformation. The event underscored the critical role of biotechnology in addressing urgent global challenges

Right after the Q-Retreat, everybody working on faba bean had to repack their things and make their way to Dubrovnik, Croatia, for the 5th International Legume Society Conference (ILS5). With 6 flash talks and 10 posters in total, Giessen came well prepared to show what we are working on. Pre-conference workshops on Lathyrus and high-throughput phenotyping kicked things off with great input. It was truly refreshing to attend a conference where legumes were the main event and