Testing of Plant Protection Equipment Drift and Risk Reduction Digitalisation of Crop Production Seed Treatment Facilities and Seed Drills Alternative Plant Protection Techniques

The facilities will enable researchers from the Julius Kühn Institute for Forest Protection, in cooperation with the Forstbetrieb Ostharz, to investigate how spruce trees respond to major disturbance

Prof. Dr. Andreas Stahl E-mail: andreas.stahl @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 3600 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance Erwin-Baur-Str. 27 06484

Inhalt: Scientists Head of the Institute Prof. Dr. Henryk Flachowsky E-mail: henryk.flachowsky @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 8000 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Breeding Researc

Prof. Dr. Frank Marthe E-mail: frank.marthe @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 3000 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops Erwin-Baur-Str. 27 06484 Q

09. June 2026 Fichtenretter launches forest stress experiment in the Harz region 26. August 2025 Nate McDowell, Pacific Northwest National Lab, US: Structural overshoot and critical transitions in glo

Acting Head of Institute Prof. Dr. Oliver Trapp E-mail: oliver.trapp @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 6345 41 115 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof 76833 Sieb

Head of Institute Prof. Dr. Til Feike E-mail: til.feike @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 531 596 2302 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Crop and Soil Science Bundesallee 58 38116 Braunschweig

Head of Institute Dr. Hella Kehlenbeck E-mail: hella.kehlenbeck @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 5200 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment Stahnsdorf

Inhalt: Staff Head of Institute Prof. Dr. Benjamin Stich E-mail: benjamin.stich @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 03946 47-5800 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultu

Head of Institute Dr. Andrea Krähmer E-mail: andrea.kraehmer @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 5600 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Pr

Head of Institute Dr. Jens Pistorius E-mail: jens.pistorius @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 7200 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Bee Protection Messeweg 11/12 38104 Braunschweig Sc

Head of Institute Prof. Dr. Jens Wegener E-mail: jens-karl.wegener @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 6700 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Application Techniques in Plant Protection M

Head of Institute Dr. Ute Katharina Vogler E-mail: ute.vogler @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47-7700 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Urban Green

Head of Institute Prof. Dr. Jürgen Gross E-mail: juergen.gross @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47-4710 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture

Head of Institute Dr. Bernhard Schäfer E-mail: bernhard.carl.schaefer @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 7500 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for National and International Plant Health M

Head of Institute Prof. Dr. Johannes Jehle E-mail: johannes.jehle @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47-4910 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Biological Control Schwabenheimer Straße 101

Head of Institute apl. Prof. Dr. Johannes Hallmann E-mail: johannes.hallmann @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 6100 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnost

Head of Institute Dr. Ralf Wilhelm E-mail: ralf.wilhelm @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 3300 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology Erwin-Baur-Str. 27 064

Head of Institute Scientific Staff Alisaac, Dr. Elias Andert, Dr. Sabine, Head of Institute Bald-Blume, Dr. Niklas Beilke, Nathalie Berger, Dr. Beatrice Brandes, Dr. Meike Bückmann, Dr. Heidrun Daub,

Inhalt: Scientists Head of Institute Prof. Dr. Henrik Hartmann E-mail: henrik.hartmann @ julius-kuehn . de Telephone: +49 3946 47 4000 More… Julius Kühn-Institut Institute for Forest Protection Erwin-

From May 17 to 20, 2026, the “Innovation Mission Germany and Switzerland: Accelerating Innovations in Biocontrol” took place. A 25-member Dutch delegation consisting of representatives from agricultur

Inhalt: Who we are The Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) is the Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants in Germany and an independent higher federal authority in the portfolio of the Federal Ministry

Theses currently available at the Institute Master's thesis: Developing guidelines for yield loss trials in plant protection Institute for Crop and Soil Science (PB) - Braunschweig Bundesallee or Klei

Introduction Wheat is among the most important staple crops worldwide. For decades, yield increase was linear, leading to improvements of wheat production and food security. However, in many countries

Right in the heart of the capital, the JKI Institute for Forest Protection, together with the Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) and the Thünen Institute, presented the highly popular "Forest and Pe

Berlin, Germany, 8 July 2026 - A new Horizon Europe project, COLiBRI – Collaborative Crop Breeding Research and Innovation for a Green Europe, is bringing together key actors from across Europe to str

… offering both entertaining and informative insights into the world of crop research and career opportunities. Around 340 visitors took the opportunity, on the hottest day of the year so far, to expl

On 6 and 7 July, a delegation around two representatives of the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture together with JKI’s agricultural research partner AGROSAVIA visited the specialist institutes of JKI i

The Julius Kühn-Institut is both a federal research institute and a higher federal authority ( Bundesoberbehörde ) directly affiliated to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identit

Inhalt: Kühn & Clear News 08. July 2026 Visit to JKI — German-Colombian Demonstration and Training Project on Agroecology „Proyecto Agroecológico Colombo-Alemán“ (PACA) 01. July 2026 The Fascination o

Flyer and Booklets Institute_EP (...) The Institute of Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics studies viruses, bacteria, fungi and plant-parasitic nematodes as pathogens. (...) ( pdf ) pdf pdf JKI_Inst

The Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) recently organized a four-day training workshop on the fundamentals of modern plant breeding methods at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) in Addis

Inhalt: Small structures in agricultural landscapes The Small Structures Directory describes small structures in our agricultural landscape at the level of municipalities. The directory is based on in

Plant genetic diversity, breeding research ZG Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops ZL Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops ZO Breeding Research on Fruit Crops ZR Grapevine Breeding RS Resistanc

From research project to specialised product for sainfoin cultivation: a bacterium isolated at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) is turned into a commercial inoculum by a German seed company. (Braunschw

Vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants as well as ornamental plants are in focus of our research. For important species from these usage groups, we conduct breeding research in advance of plant bre

Flyer and Booklets Broschüre: Institut für Biologischen Pflanzenschutz. Institute for Biological Control ( pdf ) pdf pdf Flyer of the Institut for Biological Control 26.06.2023

Research at the Institute is focused on the causal agents and control of diseases and pests of fruit crops and viticulture. A broad spectrum of state-of-the-art methods is applied to studies on damagi

The Institute of Forest Protection was founded in 2022 to tackle the enormous new challenges of forest protection under climate change. The occurrence of previously unknown complex diseases and the in

Nature offers effective antagonists against many plant pests and disease of our cultivated plants. Biological control not only uses beneficial insects such as ladybirds or parasitic wasps, but also em

At the Institute for Plant Protection in Crops and Grassland, we research harmful organisms and weeds that are important in arable crops and grassland. With around 80 employees, we deal with current i

The Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Urban Green develops resistant and sustainable methods for the protection of horticultural crops in integrated and organic plant production and f

Huge amounts of plants and plant products are transported around the world every day. Trade and tourism involve the risk to introduce and spread plant diseases and pests. They can have devastating eco

What do crop pests look like and how do they spread? What damage can viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and rodents do to cereals and other crops? How do soil microorganisms influence crop health and

Climate change results in increase of the average temperature together with more frequent periods of severe heat and drought (abiotic stress). Consequently, the demand for crops that can cope with suc

The main tasks of the Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection (ÖPV) in Berlin, comprises both, research projects and statutory responsibilities. more Research:

The Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops promotes the systematic development of plant genetic resources. On that account, we apply and elaborate current methods of breeding research t

JKI grapevine breeding stands for sustainable management of vineyards with robust and climate-adapted varieties. Our aim is to contribute to the preservation of the viticultural landscape. The new gra

The Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops has over 100 years of experience in breeding fruit cultivars. The Pillnitz breeding program has produced fruit cultivars that are known worldwide for

The development of new biotechnological breeding methods is progressing steadily and is the subject of social, political and legal discussions. The cultivation and placing on the market of genetically

The Institute for Bee Protection's central missions include the investigation of bee poisoning and research on bee protection. Honey bees and wild bees are essential for agriculture and nature due to

At the Institute for Application Techniques in Plant Protection we are constantly working on technologies and procedures to enhance the safety of humans and nature in Germany, regarding plant protecti

The Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment develops, tests and evaluates concepts and strategies for sustainable crop production. We take into account current developments, as well as poss

The Institute for Crop and Soil Science addresses fundamental and applied questions of primary agricultural production and is dedicated to the protection of soil, water and biodiversity as resources r