Research topics:

• Investigations on the influence of polyacetylenes (PA) on fungal pathogens of carrot storage diseases
• Development of resistance screening methods for Mycocentrospora acerina and Botrytis cinerea
• Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for PA levels and resistance
• Identification and characterization of candidate genes of the PA biosynthesis pathway
• Marker development for marker assisted selection (MAS)

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut