Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Federal Research Centre
for Cultivated Plants
Head
Prof. Dr. Henryk Flachowsky (Acting Head)
Address
Pillnitzer Platz 3a
01326 Dresden, Germany
Office
Ms Martina Tanner
Tel: +49(0)394647 – 8001
Fax: +49(0)394647 – 8002
E-mail: zo@ julius-kuehn. de
Developing methods and procedures for breeding research to uncover the genetic basis underpinning various traits. We make selection decisions that accelerate the development of new cultivars based on this knowledge
We develop new methods for characterizing and evaluating starting material and for selecting new cultivars. With the help of these methods, we identify genes and genomic regions that are responsible for important fruit-growing and consumer-relevant characteristics. Modern biotechnological processes help us to elucidate the function of these genes and their levels of expression (alleles). We use the resulting knowledge to develop molecular markers that help our breeders to
To achieve the above, we use