Research topics:

• Analysis of chromosome and genome organization in horticultural crops with cytogenetic and molecular methods  
• Analysis of structure and function of genes involved in mechanisms of centromer-mediated chromosome elimination
• Identification, genetic and molecular characterization of economically important genes involved in product quality and stress tolerance, with a focus on Apiaceae vegetable species
• Application of genome editing techniques such as CRISPR/Cas for targeted modifications of genes important for vegetable breeding

Boards and memberships:

• Society for Plant Breeding (GPZ)
• Friends of the Julius Kuehn Institute (GFF).

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut