
Research project with focus on drift of biocides launched
Biocides are applied to protect humans against pests, fungal infections, alga or bacteria. The JKI-Institute for Application Techniques in Plant Protection is dealing with the drift of biocides during application for the first time. The applications include disinfectants as well as pesticides and preservatives. The application techniques are…

Sino-German Symposium on Integrated Management of Drosophila suzukii held at JKI from Juni 26 to July 1, 2017
Identifying current knowledge gaps and potentially efficient strategies to control "Spotted Wing Drosophila"

J-TEAM is top performing team at worldwide DREAM-CHALLENGE competition ENCODE-DREAM
J-TEAM is Jens Keilwagen from JKI, Stefan Posch and Jan Grau from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

JKI extends collaboration with Uruguayan partner INIA to soil research and new breeding technologies
The Agriculture Ministers of Germany and Uruguay signed cooperation agreement

Operation of unmanned aerial vehicles for the application of pesticides
Expert discussion from 02 to 03 February 2017

JKI at international horticultural fair IPM in Essen
24 - 27 January in Essen, Germany

JKI with two topics at Green Week fair in Berlin
1) Invasive species and 2) spot farming with autonomous agricultural machinery

The schoolyard interactions of earth’s ecosystem
Publication of a commentary article in the Journal "Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution" got a great deal of attention during the last weeks. Thus, Frontiers Communications submitted an article in their blog „Science“.

Bioinformaticians successful at DREAM challenge
Scientists from JKI Quedlinburg and Halle University developed model to predict transcription factor binding site in the genome

Kick-off meeting of Euphresco project at JKI
Euphresco - Network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding