Assignments and Research Activities:

• Investigations on the pre-pollution of peat-reduced substrates and peat substitutes
• Research of promoting and inhibiting factors of substrates on the development of soil-associated pests
• Research into the triangular relationship between substrates, harmful arthropods and cultivated plants
• Research into the effect of peat-reduced substrates and peat substitutes on biological pest control methods

Aktuelle Projekte

• "Development and evaluation of peat-reduced production systems in horticulture (ToPGa)", processing of the sub-project: beneficial and harmful organisms.

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut