Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan (WZW)
Life and Food Sciences, Land Use and Environment are three future-orientated fields of research that are at the centre of 21st century scientific interest. The work carried out by the scientists at the Weihenstephan Science Centre revolves around guaranteeing the quality and quantity of food for human consumption while simultaneously protecting ecological, economical and social resources in accordance with the central themes of 'health' and 'sustainability'.
Parent institution:
Technical University Munich (TUM) Details of TUM
Address
Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan (WZW)
Alte Akademie 1
85354 Freising
Bavaria
Phone: 08161 71-0
email: presse(@)wzw.tum.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Biosciences
- Environment
- Food Technology & Nutrition
- Land Use
Coordinated projects
- Automatic selection of reusable goods from the food and beverage industry by neuronumerik Details of Automatic selection of reusable goods from the food and beverage industry by neuronumerik
- Causes of spatial heterogeneity of the nitrate concentration in the leachate of a nitrogen saturated forest ecosystem Details of Causes of spatial heterogeneity of the nitrate concentration in the leachate of a nitrogen saturated forest ecosystem
- Collaborative project BioChancePLUS-2: Innovative methods for determining and enrichment of bioactive Glykoverbindungen from milk for the development of prebiotischen food, part of Project 2 Details of Collaborative project BioChancePLUS-2: Innovative methods for determining and enrichment of bioactive Glykoverbindungen from milk for the development of prebiotischen food, part of Project 2
- Collaborative project: Characterization of resistance donors against soil-borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) and wheat spindle streak mosaic virus (WSSMV) in genetic resources of rye and their use for breeding of virus resistant cultivars - Subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Characterization of resistance donors against soil-borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) and wheat spindle streak mosaic virus (WSSMV) in genetic resources of rye and their use for breeding of virus resistant cultivars - Subproject 2
- Collaborative Project: Comparison of two extraction systems for sample collection for mutagenicity analysis; Subproject 1: Sampling System TU Munich Details of Collaborative Project: Comparison of two extraction systems for sample collection for mutagenicity analysis; Subproject 1: Sampling System TU Munich
- Cutin, suberin and lignin as biomarkers of commercial tree species in soils Details of Cutin, suberin and lignin as biomarkers of commercial tree species in soils
- Environmental responses of phenology to recent climate change and urbanisation Details of Environmental responses of phenology to recent climate change and urbanisation
- Growth and nutrition of spruce regeneration on protection forest sites in the Bavarian Limestone Alps Details of Growth and nutrition of spruce regeneration on protection forest sites in the Bavarian Limestone Alps
- Methodological studies of a novel physiological culture system that mimics luteal angiogenesis Details of Methodological studies of a novel physiological culture system that mimics luteal angiogenesis
- Optimization of RNAi method to perform functional genomics in strawberry fruit Details of Optimization of RNAi method to perform functional genomics in strawberry fruit
- SPP 1149: Functional analysis of genes involved in heterosis for plant height in maize by expression profiling Details of SPP 1149: Functional analysis of genes involved in heterosis for plant height in maize by expression profiling
- SPP 1149: Metabolic phenotype of heterosis in Zea mays Details of SPP 1149: Metabolic phenotype of heterosis in Zea mays
- SYNBREED S1: Network Coordination Details of SYNBREED S1: Network Coordination
- SYNBREED S3: Independent Group 'Population Genetics' Details of SYNBREED S3: Independent Group 'Population Genetics'
- SYNBREED T4: Metabolic profiling platform for high throughput phenotyping and biomarker development Details of SYNBREED T4: Metabolic profiling platform for high throughput phenotyping and biomarker development
- The lignification of strawberry fruit: molecular basis and effects on fruit quality Details of The lignification of strawberry fruit: molecular basis and effects on fruit quality
- The role of RBOH-type NADPH oxidases in compatibility of barley with fungal organisms Details of The role of RBOH-type NADPH oxidases in compatibility of barley with fungal organisms
Involved in research projects:
- Analytical and molecular chararacterization of volatiles in apple fruits Details of Analytical and molecular chararacterization of volatiles in apple fruits
- Dissolved organic matter driven changes in minerals and organic-mineral interactions during paddy soil development Details of Dissolved organic matter driven changes in minerals and organic-mineral interactions during paddy soil development
- GABI-FUTURE - Joint project: 'extension and application of the GABI-TILLING platform for functional analysis of crop genes (GABI-TILL)' (Sub-project B) Details of GABI-FUTURE - Joint project: 'extension and application of the GABI-TILLING platform for functional analysis of crop genes (GABI-TILL)' (Sub-project B)
- Highly Efficient Sensors for Perishable fruit products to Evaluate the Role and Impact of technologies on nutritional Damage and Elaborate optimising Strategies Details of Highly Efficient Sensors for Perishable fruit products to Evaluate the Role and Impact of technologies on nutritional Damage and Elaborate optimising Strategies
- SPP 1149: Estimation of the genetic components of heterosis by means of new experimental design and integrated data analysis with special focus on epistasis Details of SPP 1149: Estimation of the genetic components of heterosis by means of new experimental design and integrated data analysis with special focus on epistasis
- SPP 1149: Optimum exploitation of heterosis utilizing the concept of heterotic groups and patterns in hybrid breeding Details of SPP 1149: Optimum exploitation of heterosis utilizing the concept of heterotic groups and patterns in hybrid breeding
- SYNBREED T3: Bioinformatics Details of SYNBREED T3: Bioinformatics
- Yield and quality assurance in grain: selection by controlled drought stress, follow-up project barley Details of Yield and quality assurance in grain: selection by controlled drought stress, follow-up project barley