Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology

Undercatch corrected gridded precipitation data to improve hydrological modeling in high-alpine orography

Stationary precipitation measurements are frequently affected by undercatch errors, which are particularly pronounced in cold and alpine regions with strong winds. Since gridded precipitation products used in land surface modeling are often derived from spatial interpolation of m...

Unified down-stream analysis of crosslinking mass spectrometry results with pyXLMS

Abstract Crosslinking mass spectrometry has become the method of choice for the identification of protein-protein interactions and for gaining insight into the structures of proteins in vivo. However, connecting crosslink search engine results with down-stream analysis tools, and...

Across the river and into the trees: Earthworms in a Central European Floodplain National Park

The Danube Floodplain National Park in Austria (Nationalpark Donau-Auen) protects one of the last remaining floodplain landscapes in Europe. It harbors a variety of habitats and is divided by a flood protection dam. The aim of this study was to assess the diversity of earthworms...

VIA1 is a conserved regulator of thylakoid membrane integrity that acts through VIPP1

Abstract Thylakoid membranes are indispensable for oxygenic photosynthesis, yet the mechanisms that protect these membranes from photooxidative damage remain poorly understood. By screening previously uncharacterized proteins induced during the chloroplast unfolded protein respon...

Soil physicochemical properties, microbial communities, and lucerne performance under organic fertilization in a long-term cropping system in Austria

Long-term organic fertilization can shape soil functioning and forage performance and quality, but its depth-dependent effects under semi-arid conditions are not well quantified. We assessed the impact of prolonged organic fertilization systems (FSs) on soil properties, soil micr...