Model plants used for fundamental research (Arabidopsis) to model crops with high economic value (wheat, tomato, rapeseed, beans, poplar, alfalfa)
Mutants are used in fundamental research to unravel pathways to a high level of detail
Different varieties or cultivars are investigated for their natural differences that are useful in applied research to select the most suitable for certain traits
Schmidtea mediterranea, an invertebrate model for stem cell and regeneration research
Different cell lines and cell cultures to assess cell type - specific effects: human mesenchymal stem cells and Caco 2/HT29 MTX E12/Raji B intestinal cells
Unique bacteria collection (> 5000 identified strains) including plant growth promoting bacteria, metal resistant bacteria, organic degrading/detoxifying bacteria
