• 07:45 25-06-2026

Visit from Corteva

On June 16, 2026, a delegation from Corteva visited the Institute. The meeting focused on crop diseases, including new findings from the Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance that could be applied in practice. The main topic of the discussion was methods for identifying pathotypes of Plasmodiophora brassicae (the cause of clubroot) and understanding the set of pathotypes occurring in Poland and neighboring countries. The issue of blackleg and the range of resistance genes found...

• 09:05 18-06-2026

New research projects at the Institute of Plant Genetics PAS

We are pleased to announce that among the winners of the National Science Centre (NCN) OPUS 30 competition is dr hab. Agnieszka Kiełbowicz-Matuk, who will carry out the project entitled: “Understanding the molecular process initiating tuberization in potato under different photoperiodic conditions.”
We are also delighted to inform you that among the laureates of the National Science Centre (NCN) SONATA 21 competition is dr Sylwia Salamon, who will carry out the project “EpiM...

• 10:37 02-06-2026

The title of professor for dr hab. Franklin Gregory, prof. IGR PAN

On April 23, 2026, the President of the Republic of Poland awarded the title of professor of agricultural sciences in the discipline of agriculture and horticulture to Dr. hab. Franklin Gregory, professor at the IPG PAS, head of the Department of Plant Biology and Nanotechnology at the IPG PAS. We sincerely congratulate him and wish him continued great research and organizational success!
Nomination

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