Our first Annual Meeting marked a key milestone for the project, bringing together our community for engaging talks and valuable discussions. It was followed by a two-day workshop for early career scientists focused on networking and professional development. www.plantscochallenge.de/news.html

The KPC Mini Symposium series is back!
Around 30 enthusiastic attendees took part. We were thrilled to welcome guest speakers Prof. Riccardo Baroncelli, Pamela Medina van Berkum, and Christopher Tominello-Ramirez, who shared insights from their latest research.
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The PlantsCoChallenge homepage is now online.

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We are exploring the physiological and evolutionary adaptations of plants to various stress factors in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

A key focus is understanding the central role of the microbiome—the microorganisms residing in/on plants—in the development of plant stress defense mechanisms.