TRR 356 PlantMicrobe

The TRR 356 "Genetic Diversity shaping biotic interactions of plants" is a Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) of the German Research Foundation (DFG), and is currently in the first funding period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026.

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The TRR356 PlantMicrobe investigates plant health from a genetic diversity perspective. Here you can learn more about the work we do.

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Here you can find our news, public and internal events as well as our outreach material.

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TRR356 PlantMicrobe crutinizes genetic diversity to identify key players determining the outcome of various plant-microbe interactions. News on the projects as well as the outreach activities of the TRR356 can be found in this section.

Podcast cover ´Pflanzen und ihr Mikrokosmos´

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Launch of the second podcast season of “Pflanzen und ihr Mikrokosmos”

News & Public Events

Internal Events

Digital PlantMicrobe game on media station

“Mikrowelten” teaching path in the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg

Making the invisible visible – get a closer look at our science communication.

Art meets science – TRR356 scientists have submitted microphotographs of their research work for the first PlantMicrobe exhibition, 'Friends & Foes' in 2023.

The TRR356 outreach team presented PlantMicrobe research at the LMU Biocampus Open House in Martinsried in 2023 and 2024.

Master's students at LMU, Faculty of Biology drew coloring comics for children for the TRR356 exhibition “Tief verwurzelt” in 2025. The comics illustrate the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Artist Alexandra Hendrikoff created a root nodule model for the second TRR356 exhibition 'Vom Sichtbaren zum Unsichtbaren', open in the Green Hall (Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg) from October to December 2024.

The TRR356 teaching path 'Plants and their microcosm' guides those eager to learn through the outdoor areas of the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg. For more information, there is additional audio material available to scan via QR code.

Guided PlantMicrobe tour by TRR356 biologist Dr. Dagmar Hann through the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg.