3rd International Workshop on Interactions between crop plants and human pathogens
59 experts from 21 countries worldwide joined the Berlin-workshop held March 12 and 13, and presented the current state of art on this topical subject. Chairs of two out of four sessions has been experts from the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI): Prof. Dr. Kornelia Smalla (Session: Mobile elements: antibiotics resistance, epigenetics, phages, mechanisms…
Temperature behavior of fruit fly „Drosophila“
JKI member of the research team funded with 2 million euros by the German Research Foundation (DFG) See press release of the Biotechnology Center TU Dresden January 30, 2018: http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/fileadmin/press/press-releases/180130_PM_Drosophila_eng.pdf
JKI is co-authoring Plant Cell-Paper on RecQ proteins that trigger DNA repair mechanisms
Clubroot disease in oilseed rape - International Workshop held at JKI
(January 2018) The International JKI/UFOP-Workshop “Clubroot disease in oilseed rape - status quo and research demand” was held in Berlin/Germany from January 15 to 16, 2018.
An international group of biotech specialists and legal experts propose a new mechanism for GM crops in the EU – Publication in Nature Biotechnology
Several experts are urging the European Commission to develop legislation that will allow EU countries to individually authorize the cultivation of GM crop varieties that have passed EU risk assessment.
Project EUCLEG – Breeding forage and grain legumes to increase EU and China's protein self-sufficiency
The strategic goal of EUCLEG is to reduce Europe and China’s dependency on protein imports by developing efficient breeding strategies for the legume crops of a major economic importance in human food and animal feed. The objective is to improve diversification of crops, crop productivity, yield stability and protein quality of both forage (alfalfa…
Copper pesticides
Details about the use, minimization and replacement strategies of copper in Germany published in an open access review article at journal "Organic Farming". http://www.librelloph.com/organicfarming/article/view/of-3.1.66
EPPO Workshop on integrated management of insect pests in oilseed rape
Berlin, 20-22 September 2017
G20 expert workshop on „Agriculture and Water”
Water is a natural resource of vital importance in agriculture. This makes it also a limiting factor for growing sufficient crops to ensure food supplies for the world’s growing population. Renowned scientists from the USA, Australia, Peru, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and from European states have met in Berlin to discuss necessary steps for…
12th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection (IWCSPP) 2018 in Berlin
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