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JKI is a Founding Member of the European Science Alliance for Agriculture and Food (ESAAF)
With the launch of the European Science Alliance for Agriculture and Food (ESAAF), the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), together with four other renowned European research institutions, is sending a clear signal in support of science-based transformation processes in EU agricultural and food policy.

New Approaches in Organic Plant Protection: Phage Derivatives Against Fire Blight and Microbial Priming in Lettuce
“ABBAonFire” and “Resist” are two collaborative in-house projects at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) that were selected from a pool of 13 outstanding proposals for funding. Both initiatives focus on harnessing natural organisms to sustainably combat plant diseases in organic farming and to promote…

10th proWheat Conference at JKI in Quedlinburg: Breeding Innovations for the Future of Wheat Production
On April 2nd and 3rd, 2025, the 10th proWheat Conference took place at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) in Quedlinburg.