Vom Sichtbaren zum Unsichtbaren – Pflanzen und ihr belebter Mikrokosmos

In the organizer's words:

Photo exhibition in the Munich-Nymphenburg Botanical Garden

Although invisible to the naked eye, microorganisms are crucial for plant health and therefore our food security. While the biological processes take place on a microscopic level inside the cell, their consequences are usually visible without magnification. The external appearance of leaves, roots and fruit quickly indicates whether they are well nourished thanks to living together in symbiosis or whether they are infested by pathogens.

The exhibition "From the visible to the invisible" uses macro and micro photographs to present different perspectives on the diverse interactions between plants and microbes. Researchers from the TRR356 PlantMicrobe network provide a microscopic view of hidden cellular worlds through their photographs. At the same time, macrophotographs from the public competition "Plants and their microcosm" show sections of the plant-microbe interplay that are visible to the naked eye. The exhibition explains in an understandable way what is hidden behind the detailed photographs.

For children, a painting table and a digital play station offer exhibition-related entertainment.

About the research network

The Transregio356 "Genetic diversity shaping biotic interactions of plants(PlantMicrobe)" is a DFG-funded network for research into interactions between plants and microorganisms. Under the leadership of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the Technical University of Munich and the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen as well as individual working groups from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the Max Planck Institutes for Biology and for Molecular Plant Physiology as well as the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry in Halle and the Leibniz Supercomputing Center Munich are also involved in the research project. Prof. Dr. Martin Parniske, Head of the Department of Genetics at the LMU Biocenter, is the spokesperson for the network.

More information: www.plantmicrobe.de

Price information:

Admission to the exhibition is included in the admission ticket for the Botanical Garden. Day ticket: regular €5.50 / reduced €4.00; under 18s and schoolchildren over 18: Free admission; children under 12: only when accompanied by an adult. All tickets are available at the main entrance on site. Information on admission prices and discounts: https://botmuc.snsb.de/eintrittspreise/