Dr. Monika Höfer
Senior scientist
address
Julius Kühn-Institut
Pillnitzer Platz 3a
01326 Dresden / Pillnitz
Julius Kühn-Institut
Pillnitzer Platz 3a
01326 Dresden / Pillnitz
Research objectives
- Ex situ conservation and evaluation of fruit genetic resources
- Development of methods for cryopreservation
- Evaluation of pomological and phenological traits
- Determination of biodiversity by SSR-marker analyses
- Support of national and international databases of fruit genetic resources
- Material transfer according to international regulations
- Coordination German Fruit Genebank
- Development of new networks for fruit genetic resources
Memberships/Activities
- Chair of the working group berries of the European council of plant genetic resources (ECPGR)
https://www.ecpgr.cgiar.org - Working group Malus/Pyrus, Prunus European council of plant genetic resources ECPGR
https://www.ecpgr.cgiar.org - Consulting and Coordination Committee for Genetic Resources of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
https://www.genres.de/fachgremien/fachbeirat-pflanzengenetische-ressourcen/ - German Fruit Genebank Advisory Council
https://www.deutsche-genbank-obst.de - Membership Arbeitskreis Deutsche In vitro Kulturen (ADVIK)
http://www.adivk.de/index.php?id=4 - Membership Deutsche Dendrologische Gesellschaft
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