en: Fendel, Alexander

Institute of

FG Forest Genetics

Alexander Fendel

Institut für Forstgenetik

Sieker Landstraße 2
22927 Großhansdorf

Telephone: +49 4102 696 130
Fax: +49 4102 696 200
Telephone: +49 4102 696 130
Fax: +49 4102 696 200
Email: alexander.fendel@thuenen.de

PhD student - research group Genetic Technologies

Since 2021: PhD student at the junior research group Genetic Technologies in the project 'TreeEdit'

2017-2020: Master’s degree in crop science at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Master thesis: Allele mining of P5cs1 gene and introgression of one novel variant in cultivated barley (PD Dr. Ali Ahmad Naz; Prof. Dr. Jens Léon)

2014-2017: Bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Bachelor thesis: Phänotypisierung von Kirsch- und Aprikosenbäumen bei unterschiedlichen UV-Lichtverhältnissen (Dr. Thorsten Kraska; Karl-Josef Wiesel)

Publications

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Zahn V, Fendel A, Sievers A-J, Fladung M, Brügmann T (2025) Benefiting from the past: establishing in vitro culture of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) from provenance trial trees and seedlings. Plant Methods 21:31, DOI:10.1186/s13007-025-01350-3
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn069596.pdf
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Wodtke S, Fendel A, Brügmann T (2025) Brush them away : a simple method to remove trichomes and visualize stomata. Mar 24, 2025. Berkeley: protocols io, DOI:10.17504/protocols.io.kxygxwjqwv8j/v1
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Brügmann T, Fendel A, Zahn V, Fladung M (2024) Genome editing in forest trees. In: Ricroch A, Eriksson D, Miladinovic D, Sweet JB, Laere K van, Wozniak-Gientka E (eds) A roadmap for plant genome editing. Cham: Springer, pp 347-372, DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-46150-7_20
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067381.pdf
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Rupps A, Thiesen T, Raschke J, Walther M, Ehmke E, Safranek L, Eckardt J, Schmidt A, Beck W, Bubner B, Eisold A-M, Zahn V, Fendel A, Brügmann T (2024) PInK-NET: Resuming the network idea of in vitro tree labs in Germany. In: Sota V, Werbrouck S (eds) In vitro culture of woody crops: problem solving by new approaches : The 2nd Conference of Cost Action CA21157 CopyTree, 22-24 April, 2024, Bulduri Technical School, Jurmala, Latvia ; Book of proceedings. pp 221-230
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Fendel A, Brügmann T (2023) Kontrolliert unter Stress. AFZ Der Wald 78(20):12-15
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Brügmann T, Zahn V, Fendel A, Zebbedies S, Sievers A-J, Becker D, Fladung M (2023) Neue biotechnologische Methoden für Gehölze. Thünen Rep 105:6-8
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn066284.pdf
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Fendel A, Fladung M, Brügmann T (2023) Steigerung der Trockenstresstoleranz in Bäumen durch genetische Modifikationen. Thünen Rep 105:88-89
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn066288.pdf
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Fendel A, Fladung M, Brügmann T (2022) Improvement of drought stress tolerance in poplars (Populus) by modification of candidate genes. In: COST Action CA18111 "Genome Editing in Plants" : Book of Abstracts ; 3rd PlantEd Conference, 5 - 7 September 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany. p 35
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Fendel A, Fladung M, Brügmann T (2022) Improvement of drought stress tolerance in poplars (Populus) by modification of candidate genes. In: Plant Sciences for a Sustainable Future : Botanik-Tagung, International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences, 2022 Bonn, 28 August - 01 September ; Programme. Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, p 104
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Shrestha A, Fendel A, Nguyen TH, Adebabay A, Kullik AS, Benndorf J, Leon J, Naz AA (2022) Natural diversity uncovers P5CS1 regulation and its role in drought stress tolerance and yield sustainability in barley. Plant Cell Environ 45(12):3523-3536, DOI:10.1111/pce.14445
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065457.pdf