Luisa Wimmer

Research interests

- Plant-insect interactions under abiotic stress
- Behaviour and fitness of herbivorous insects depending on plant stress
- Modulation of plant defence mechanisms by environmental factors
- Influence of combined biotic and abiotic stressors on crop plants
- Functional role of plant-associated microbiomes in stress adaptation

Project

Effects of drought stress on maize and its interaction with herbivores

Curriculum Vitae

- 2019-2023: B.Sc. Agricultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- 2022-2025: M.Sc. Crop Protection, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- Since 2025: PhD student in Agricultural Entomology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen