Research:

• Drought stress and temperature stress in potatoes, legumes, and cereals
• Indirect selection criteria and stress markers
• Evaluation of genetic resources regarding abiotic stress tolerance

Boards and memberships:

• Speaker of the competence team ‚Roots, tubers and bananas’ for the Advisory Group on Agricultural Research for Development (BEAF) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
• Leader of the working group ’Yield and Stress Physiology’ of the Society for Plant Breeding (GPZ),  Germany

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut