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Horizon Europe-Project FORTUNA: Identifying research gaps to achieve pesticide use reduction in Europe
The new European project, coordinated by JKI, highlights the impact of agronomic research on the transformation of agriculture after 2030.
EU co-financed WiVitis project aims to promote PIWI cultivation
In view of climate change, the international joint project coordinated at the JKI aims to promote the cultivation of fungus-resistant grape varieties (PIWIs). One focus of JKI vine breeding is Botrytis bunch rot.
Togolese Humboldt Fellow chose JKI for his Research on RNAi-Pest Control
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors the research project of Dr. Ayaovi Agbessenou. The plant protector and entomologist wants to find components for an eco-friendly RNAi-Spray to control American Tomato Pinworm. We wanted to know what drives him.
Press releases
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