Research priorities:

• Ex situ conservation and evaluation of fruit genetic resources
• Development of methods for cryopreservation
• Evaluation of pomological and phonological traits
• Determination of biodiversity by using SSR-markers
• Support of national and international databases of fruit genetic resources
• Material transfer according to international regulations

Membership:

• Working Committee for German In vitro Cultures (ADVIK)

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut