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. www.plant-center.uni-kiel.de/en/latest

The PlantsCoChallenge homepage is now online. Please come and visit us! www.plantscochallenge.de/

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.