Digitization of the herbarium of Herbology at the JKI
A herbarium focused on weeds was set up in the former Institute for Weed Research, which was continually expanded until the 1990s. This herbarium is accessible and can be viewed. However, it is hardly known and most potential interested parties are...
Term: 2025-04-01 bis 2026-12-31Detection of virulent populations of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida by hyperspectral signatures.
Detection of nematode infestations in field crops present a major challenge in agriculture. The patchy distribution, in particular of cyst nematodes, reduces the chances of detection, despite a high effort for soil sampling and extraction. The...
Term: 2021-11-01 bis 2025-06-30Pathotype-specific resistance and cultivar-specific virulence in the oilseed rape–clubroot interaction system
Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a major crop rotation disease in agriculture. The cultivation of genetically resistant varieties is widely recognized as the most cost-effective management strategy. Previous studies have highlighted...
Term: 2025-03-15 bis 2026-03-14Comparison of methods to control insect pests and weeds in organic oilseed rape cultivation
OIlseed rape is an important leaf crop in conventional arable crop rotatioons with around 1 million hectares under cultivation in Germany. In contrast, the acreage of organic oilseed rape is less than 5,000 ha. The control of weeds and insect pests ...
Term: 2024-08-01 bis 2025-08-01Influence of insect feeding as a biostimulant on the resistance reaction of potatoes to Synchytrium endobioticum, the causative agent of potato wart disease
In a small research project in collaboration with the company REPLOID, the biostimulatory effect of insect feeding on the resistance of potatoes to potato wart disease is to be investigated. In order to investigate the influence of insect damage on...
Term: 2024-12-01 bis 2025-05-31Data-driven and genome-edited breeding of locally adapted wheat varieties to enhance agricultural biodiversity, sustainable climate resilience, and resource efficiency
The DRIVE project is developing a globally unique data trust platform for breeding. Wheat serves as a model. Curated big data will be analysed to select contrasting genotypes and environments for their genotype-environment interactions. The data...
Term: 2024-11-01 bis 2028-10-31Diving into arable weed data to link biodiversity and farming
WeeDive addresses three types of weed data on a spatial gradient, all long-term, organizes their open access and suggests how to produce added value with them. The objectives are: · Make use of three types of long-term data on arable...
Term: 2025-01-01 bis 2025-12-31BiodivKI-2: Measuring biodiversity factors with intelligent acoustic sensors (BioIntAkt) - Evaluation of the potential of acoustic sensors for insect monitoring
The development of an overall system based on a sensor and an AI model for the identification of sounds emitted by insects makes it possible to monizor the abundance and populations of indicator species relevant to biodiversity. Thus, a deeper...
Term: 2025-01-01 bis 2027-12-31Virulence of PCN-populations used for testing of potato varieties to assess resistance
This project aims to compare resistance testing within the EU to ensure that current and future test results can be transferred to field populations. For this purpose, an inventory of standard reference populations is created. Detailed protocols...
Term: 2024-04-01 bis 2027-03-31Evaluation of piler dirt sampling methods for the detection of the potato wart pathogen, Synchytrium endobioticum, in the frame of EUPHRESCO
Synchytrium endobioticum, the pathogen that causes potato wart disease, is regulated as a quarantine pest in Europe and Canada. This categorisation is based on the resistant resting spores of S. endobioticum, which can survive in the soil for more...
Term: 2024-08-01 bis 2027-02-01