International Conference on GMO Analysis and New Genomic Techniques is co-hosted by the JKI
from March 14 to 16 in Berlin
A Field Trip to the wheat crop of tomorrow
A short film on resistance breeding at JKI and its contribution to reducing pesticides in cereal cultivation
JKI shows peat substitutes at horticultural fair IPM Essen
Wheat Initiative launches updated Strategic Research Agenda
Wheat Initiative launched updated Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) on July 5th at the tropical greenhouse of the botanical garden in Berlin.
JKI organizes Indo-German Workshop on Bacterial Communities on Plants and in Soil
in Potsdam from June 20th to 22nd, 2022
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
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
JKI microbiologist is one of the world's most cited researchers in 2021
The database "Highly Cited Researchers" operated by Clarivate Analytics lists microbiome researcher Prof. Dr. Dr. Kornelia Smalla among the 6,600 most cited researchers worldwide in 2021.
CROPDIVA-Project wants six underused arable crops back in European fields
Oats, hulless barley for human consumption, triticale, buckwheat, faba beans and lupins: These crops should in the future grow more often in the fields. That is the goal of the Horizon 2020 project CROPDIVA. 27 European partners from 12 countries joined forces to enhance agrobiodiversity in Europe. They will achieve this by focusing on crop…
A FACE facility is being built at the JKI site in Braunschweig
The abbreviation FACE stands for "Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment" and describes a facility for outdoor experiments in which different carbon dioxide concentrations can be specifically adjusted. Since mid-July (2021) such a facility has been newly set up at the JKI's experimental field in Braunschweig (Brunswick). Concentrations of the…