Assignments and Research Activities:

• Development and evaluation of regulations and standards ensuring health and quality of plants for planting (Regulated non-quarantine pests in plant health and marketing legislation of the EU in respect of fruit and ornamental plants, certification schemes for fruit species)
• Development and evaluation of phytosanitary regulations in respect of plant passport and registration including duties of operators and support to their harmonised application in Germany
• Training of plant health inspectors in respect of inspections at import, export and internal movement
• Analysis and investigation of phytosanitary risks of biowaste, sewage sludge, renewable raw materials, other organic fertilisers and municiple waste water for agricultural use and irrigation.

Participation/Memberships:

• Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed section Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants of the European Commission and subordinated expert working groups
• Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed section Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species of the European Commission and subordinated expert working groups
• National Working Committee on mother plantings and certification of fruit plants of the JKI
• Member of the expert committee of the Association for quality assurance of agricultural waste utilisation responsible for phytosanitary safety (QLA)
• Member of the Ad-hoc Panel on Phytosanitary Risks of Organic Waste of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO)
• Member of the German Phytomedical Society (DPG)

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut