Plant biodiversity is studied with particular reference to the alpine environment. Our main goals include: understanding the main molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying the generation and maintenance of plant biodiversity; characterization and cataloging of both genomic and phenotypic plant biodiversity; and exploitation of plant biodiversity for production and the bioeconomy.

Research activities rely on the expertise in high throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq, genome skimming, RADseq), phenotyping (visible, hyperspectral range), and functional genomics (in vitro culture, genetic transformation, physiology).
(see also: Plant Phenotyping Platform).