• 14:57 05-11-2026

The Institute of Plant Genetics, PAS is a partner in the EFSA’s NGT_TMA projec

We are delighted to announce that the project entitled “Enhancing National Expertise in Latvia and Other Baltic and Nordic Countries on Plants and Products Obtained with New Genomic Techniques,” in which the Institute of Plant Genetics PAS is a partner, has been positively assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) under the EU’s TMA (Tasking Grant) programmes and awarded a grant for implementation.
  The project aims to build and harmonize scientific and res...

• 15:30 20-10-2026

Modern Research Equipment at IPG PAS – Confocal Microscope Installed

On 16 October 2026, the installation and demonstration of the capabilities of a new confocal microscope, purchased as part of the OMNIPLANT project – National Research Infrastructure for Imaging and Multi-Omics Analysis at the Single Plant Cell Level for Modern Agriculture and Forestry, took place at the Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The state-of-the-art microscope will enable detailed visualisation and documentation of the course of plant diseases, as w...

• 11:24 14-10-2026

Two IGR PAS Scientists Featured in the World's Top 2% Scientists Ranking

We are proud to announce that two scientists from the Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences have been included in the latest prestigious "Top 2% Scientists" ranking, compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier!
The researchers from our Institute recognized in this year's list are:
Prof. Łukasz Stępień
Dr. Dibyendu Mondal
Congratulations!
Results

Progress in upscaling Miscanthus biomass production for the European bio- economy with seed based hybrids.

Clifton-Brown J., Hastings A., Mos M., McCalmont JP., Ashman Ch., Awty-Carroll D., Cerazy J., Chiang Y-Ch., Cosentino S., Cracroft-Eley W., Scurlock J., Donnison I.S., Glover Ch., Go??b I., Greef JM., Gwyn J.,Harding G., Hayes Ch., Helios W., Hsu T-W., Huang LS., Je?owski S.,Kim D-S. Kiesel A., Kotecki A., Krzyzak J., Lewandowski I., Lim SH., Liu J., Loosely M., Meyer H., Murphy-Bokern D., Nelson W., Pogrzeba M., Robinson G., Robson R., Rogers Ch., Scalici G., Schuele H., Shafiei R., Shevchuk O., Schwarz K-U., Squance M., Swaller T., Thornton J., Truckses T., Botnari V., Vizir I.,Wagner M., Warren R., Yamada T., Youell S., Xi Q., Zong J., Flavell R. (2017). Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 9 (1): 6-17. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12357

An evaluation of new and established methods to determine T-DNA copy number and homozygosity in transgenic plants.

G?owacka K., Kromdijk J., Leonelli L., Niyogi K.K., Clemente T.E., Long S.P. (2016). Plant, Cell and Environment. 39: 908-917.. DOI: 10.1111/pce.12693

Fusarium proliferatum strains change fumonisin biosynthesis and accumulation when exposed to host plant extracts.

Górna K., Paw?owicz I., Wa?kiewicz A., St?pie? ?. (2016). Fungal Biology. 120: 884-893. DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.04.004