Research:    

• Screening of the genetic resources of potato (PGR) from Genebank-accessions for resistance to economically important pathogens (Phytophthora infestans, Potato virus Y, Potato leaf roll virus) and pests (aphids, Colorado potato beetle)
• Exploitation of the resistance in the non-adapted PGR of the wild species of the genus Solanum for potato breeding by using protoplast fusion and other biotechnological methods
• Genetic analysis of the inheritance of resistances to potato diseases

Boards and memberships:    

• The Society for Plant Breeding (GPZ)
• The Society for Plant Biotechnology e.V.
• European Association for Potato Research (EAPR)
• International Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (IAPTC & B)

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut