WeigelWorld most highly cited plant biology lab in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

According to a just published publication analysis in the Laborjournal, WeigelWorld is by the far the most highly cited plant biology lab in German speaking countries. 74 articles published in 2007-2010 were cited a total of 4,440 times, with … Read the rest

“Whodunnit” of Irish potato famine solved

Weigelworld teamed up with colleagues from Germany, the UK and the US to reveal that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-nineteenth century.

It is the first time scientists have … Read the rest

Detlef Weigel at Keystone Conference on Plant Immunity

Detlef Weigel will present the work of this team on natural variation in the plant immune system at the Keystone Conference on Plant Immunity in Big Sky, Montana, April 7-12, 2013.

The Plant Immune System at the Nexus of Trade-offs … Read the rest