Germany-wide assembling and characterisation of Fusarium spp. cause root rot in important horticultural crops
In co-operation with breeders and horticulture societies, a multi-annual and crop spanning monitoring should be conducted to the fungal pathogen Fusarium spp., studying the existing range on the fields and determine their pathogenity and virulence....
Term: 2020-05-01 bis 2026-04-30Development of a collection of introgession lines on asparagus
Interspecific hybrids between Asparagus officnalis and four asparagus wild relatives were obtained as a result of precursor projects. Diploid asparagus breeding lines were dveloped by reccurent backcrosses and selections, that revealed wild...
Term: 2020-04-01 bis 2026-05-31Interspecific hybridisation of Tarenaya using in vitro culture methods
Tarenaya hassleriana (syn. Cleome spinosa) belongs to the family Cleomaceae, is originated in South America and used as ornamental plant. Interspecific hybridisation should create new genetic variability. Therefore, in vitro culture methods will be...
Term: 2019-05-06 bis 2026-06-30Induction of polyploid plants and the enhancement of the genetic variability in Pelargonium using protoplast fusion
Pelargoniums are attractive ornamental plants with a high economic value and a long breeding history. Although rich in cultivars, seedling populations usually show a low level of genetic and phenotypic variation after cross-breeding due to the...
Term: 2017-04-03 bis 2026-12-31Subnetwork Pelargonium, German Gene Bank for Ornamental Plants
The Julius Kühn Institute in Quedlinburg coordinates the Subnetwork (TNW) Pelargonium of the Gene Bank for Vegetatively Propagated Plants belonging to the German Gene Bank for Ornamental Plants (DGZ). The Bundessortenamt (BSA) shall be responsible...
Term: 2019-10-01 bis 2035-12-31EVA carrot - Evaluation and genotyping of European landraces of carrot (Daucus carota sativus Hoffm.)
Term: 2020-10-01 bis 2024-12-31Junior research group medicinal plants – practical research for competitiveness consolidation of German medicinal plants growing and support of academic junior staff (NWG Arzneipflanzen)
The "Junior Research Group Medicinal Plants - Practice-oriented Research for Consolidating the Competitiveness of German Medicinal Plant Cultivation and Promoting Young Academics (NWG Medicinal Plants)" was established at the Julius Kühn Institute...
Term: 2020-02-01 bis 2025-05-31