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First workshop of the international training group for breeding research in Quedlinburg
The German-Australian training program aims to accelerate breeding progress in faba bean and sorghum millet. JKI is an associated partner.
Forest researcher Henrik Hartmann honoured for his scientific achievements at IUFRO World Congress
JKI researcher received Scientific Achievement Award at IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm on 24 June
Working together for a sustainable agriculture: INIA President José Bonica visits JKI
On May 29, the president of the agricultural research institution INIA in Uruguay visited the JKI in Berlin, accompanied by Ambassador Fernando López-Fabregat. Representatives of the JKI had already visited the INIA facilities in Uruguay in April 2024 as part of a delegation led by State Secretary…
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![[Translate to Englisch:] Schräge Draufsicht auf Versuchsparzellen mit verschiedenen Weizensorten. Je nach Befall mit Gelbrost-Pilzen unterscheiden sich die angebauten Sorten in ihrer Gelbfärbung.](/media/_processed_/f/2/csm_PI2023-13_BRIWECS-Winterweizen_Gesamteindruck_6150ce8d47.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Grundlage der Studie in Nature Plants war der Winterweizen-Versuch BRIWECS. Das Bild zeigt verschiedene Sorten am Versuchsort Quedlinburg mit unterschiedlich starkem Gelbrost-Befall. ©Holger Zetzsche/JKI")
Better yield modeling helps to breed better wheat varieties
[Direct link to paper] Nature study with JKI input. Analysis of 220 winter wheat varieties on environmental genotype interactions. With the new approach, the performance of new varieties can be predicted more accurately under different environmental scenarios.
PI2022-07: JKI study proves: Red Riesling originated from White Riesling – not vice versa.
Berry color locus of the Red Riesling variant located on the chromosome set of the white-berried parent White Heunisch
PI2022-05: First resistances against Wheat dwarf virus discovered
Researchers at the Julius Kühn Institute identify 14 gene loci that are promising for breeding new virus-resistant wheat varieties