Selected projects

BEETSTORE (2017 – 2020) aimed at deciphering molecular markers which are linked to the storability of sugar beet tap roots by combining transcriptomics and metabolomics. Co-funded by the FFG, grant agreement n° 855706.

EVOLTREE (ongoing) stands for EVOLution of TREEs as drivers of terrestrial biodiversity and aims at linking ecology, genetics, genomics and evolution to address global issues that European forests are currently facing. Network of Excellence (25 partners in 15 EU countries) was co-funded by the EU FP6, grant agreement n° 16322 (2006 – 2010). Since 2011 extended as European Research Group (ERG).

FFoQSI (ongoing) the Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality Safety and Innovation wants to make food and food production better, safer and more sustainable. Co-funded by the FFG, grant agreement n° 854182.

TREES4FUTURE (2011 – 2016) aimed at integrating, developing and improving major forest genetics and forestry research infrastructures. Co-funded by the EU FP7, grant agreement n° 284181.

VIOLINCODE (2015 – 2019) seeks to build up a reference database and to decipher a violin’s origin based on genetic markers. Co-funded by the FFG, grant agreement n° 850678.

Partnerships, networks and memberships

  • Alpine Forest Genomics Network (AForGeN)
  • Austrian Barcode of Life (ABOL)
  • DivSeek International Network – Harnessing crop diversity
  • Evoltree European Research Group – EVOLution of TREEs as drivers of terrestrial biodiversity
  • Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)
  • Gregor Mendel Gesellschaft Wien (GMGW)

Selected publications

  • S. Bomers*, E. M. Sehr*, E. Adam, P. von Gehren, K. Hansel-Hohl, N. Prat, A. Ribarits (2022) Towards heat tolerant runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus L.) by utilizing plant genetic resources. Agronomy 12(3):612. *shared first authorship. PDF
  • S. Madritsch, A. Burg, E. M Sehr (2021) Comparing de novo transcriptome assembly tools in di- and tetraploid plant species. BMC Bioinformatics 22:146. PDF
  • S. Madritsch, S. Bomers, A. Posekany, A. Burg, R. Birke, F. Emerstorfer, R. Turetschek, S. Otte, H. Eigner, E. M. Sehr (2020) Integrative transcriptomics reveals genotypic impact on sugar beet storability. Plant Molecular Biology 104 (4): 359-378. PDF
  • M. Ahmad, D. Lazic, K. Hansel-Hohl, C. Lexer, E. M. Sehr (2019) Development of novel microsatellite markers for Alkanna tinctoria (Boraginaceae) by comparative transcriptomics. Applications in Plant Sciences 7 (10): e11296. PDF
  • S. Madritsch, E. Wischnitzki, P. Kotrade, A. Ashoub, A. Burg, S. Fluch, W. Brüggemann, E. M. Sehr (2019) Elucidating drought stress tolerance in European oaks through cross-species transcriptomics. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 9 (10): 3181-3199. PDF
  • P. Kotrade, E. M. Sehr, W. Brüggemann (2019) Expression profiles of 12 drought responsive genes in two European (deciduous) oak species during a two-year drought experiment with consecutive drought periods. Plant Gene 19: 100193. PDF
  • C. Trujillo-Moya, J.-P. George, S. Fluch, T. Geburek, M. Grabner, S. Karanitsch-Ackerl, H. Konrad, K. Mayer, E. M. Sehr, E. Wischnitzki, S. Schueler (2018) Drought sensitivity of Norway spruce at the species’ warmest fringe: quantitative and molecular analysis reveals high genetic variation among and within provenances. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 8 (4): 1225-1245. PDF
  • W. Okello-Anyanga, K. Hansel-Hohl, A. Burg, S. Gaubitzer, P. R. Rubaihayo, J. Vollmann, P. T. Gibson, S. Fluch, E. M. Sehr (2017) Towards the selection of superior sesame lines based on genetic and phenotypic characterization for Uganda. Journal of Agricultural Science 9 (9): 13-35. PDF
  • E.-M. Halbauer, V. Bohinec, M. Wittenberger, K. Hansel-Hohl, S. Gaubitzer, E. M. Sehr (2017) Genetic diversity of flax accessions originating in the Alpine region – a case study for ex situ germplasm evaluation based on molecular markers. Euphytica 213: 120. PDF & Supplementary material.
  • A. Ganthaler, W. Stöggl, S. Mayr, I. Kranner, S. Schüler, E. Wischnitzki, E. M. Sehr, S. Fluch, C. Trujillo-Moya (2017) Association genetics of phenolic needle compounds in Norway spruce with variable susceptibility to needle bladder rust. Plant Molecular Biology 94 (3): 229-251. PDF
  • E. M. Sehr & S. Fluch (2016) Markerunterstützte Selektion im Forstbereich: theoretisch, praktisch, zukünftig? Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen 167 (6): 341–343. PDF
  • E. Wischnitzki, K. Burg, M. Berenyi, E. M. Sehr (2016) Selecting Hypomethylated Genomic Regions Using MRE-Seq. In: Hehl, R. (Ed.), Plant Synthetic Promoters, Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1482 (pp. 83-102). Humana Press, Springer Science+Business Media New York. PDF
  • F. Ehrenmann, S. Gaubitzer, D. Kopecky, J. Schmidt, S. Fluch, E. M. Sehr, A. Kremer (2016) Evoltree eLab – An information system for forest genetics. In: A. Kremer, S. Hayes, S. C. González-Martínez (Eds.) Evolution of Trees and Forest Communities: Ten years of the Evoltree network (pp. 21 – 25). PG Edition – Bordeaux. PDF
  • M. Stierschneider, S. Gaubitzer, J. Schmidt, O. Weichselbaum, D. Kopecky, A. Kremer, S. Fluch, E. M. Sehr (2016) The Evoltree Repository Centre – A central access point for reference material and data of forest genetic resources. In: A. Kremer, S. Hayes, S. C. González-Martínez (Eds.) Evolution of Trees and Forest Communities: Ten years of the Evoltree network (pp. 15 – 19). PG Edition – Bordeaux. PDF
  • S. Fluch, D. Kopecky, K. Burg, H. Šimková, S. Taudien, A. Petzold, M. Kubaláková, M. Platzer, M. Berenyi, S. Krainer, J. Doležel, T. Lelley (2013) Sequence composition and gene content of the short arm of rye (Secale cereale) chromosome 1. PLoS ONE 7(2): e30784. PDF & Database download (Excel 2007 Format; MySQL 5.1 Dump Format; Unix Text Format or Windows Text Format)