Assignments and research activities:

• Evaluation of cultivated plants for resistance against plant parasitic nematodes
• Development and enhancement of bio- and greenhouse assays for the evaluation resistance and tolerance in plants against plant parasitic nematodes
• Research on the effects of changes in cropping systems and climate on the development of plant parasitic nematode populations in field crops
• Development of management strategies for the regulation/control of plant parasitic nematodes
• Official testing of potato varieties for resistance against the potato cyst nematodes
• Genome- and Transcriptomeresearch on plant parasitic nematodes

Boards and Memberships:

• German Phytopathological Society (DPG)
• American Phytopathological Society (APS)
• Society of Nematologists (SON)
• European Society of Nematologists (ESN)
• Member of nematology expert group (Plant protection service and JKI)
• Associate Editor for European Journal of Plant Pathology
• Associate Editor for Phytopathology

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut