In December, researchers from the Agri-Explore and Value Plant consortia met for a joint winter retreat at the Heide campus in Halle. The one-day meeting brought together early-career and senior scientists to exchange results, discuss methods, and align perspectives across projects. Both consortia are funded by EU Structural Funds (ERDF), and the retreat reflected the shared aim: connecting fundamental plant science with applied questions in agriculture. The program opened with a set of focused scientific talks from the Value Plant consortium. Martin Schattat presented work on engineering plant guttation fluid as a source of secondary metabolites, highlighting an unconventional interface […]
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