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Securing tomorrow’s resources: The JKI is the Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants in Germany and one of four departmental research institutes of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (#BMLEH). www.julius-kuehn.de/en/
Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer visited Saxony-Anhalt’s #Elbaue model region, where farmers, JKI scientists & industry test ways to curb the #planthopper (P. leporinus.), which spreads bacterial crop #diseases. Crop rotation & fallow fields prove most effective
tinyurl.com/yz39pba3
#BMLEH
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#Fungal isolates Chaetomium subaffine, Clonostachys sp., and Pseudogymnoascus sp. from #tomato tissues suppressed Phytophthora infestans. Integrated culture and microbiome analyses revealed their strong #biocontrol and commercial potential for sustainable tomato #protection.
🍅 tinyurl.com/5n6uj7jm
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🌲Insect-driven #treemortality is rising across Europe – New #study co-authored by Prof Henrik Hartmann (JKI). #Conifers, especially spruce, suffer most, while broadleaves fare better. #Heat & drought amplify outbreaks, urging smart #forest management.
Global Change Biology: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Strong involvement at the European level for biological and integrated plant protection: At the #IOBC-WPRS General Assembly in #Mikulov (CZ, Oct 16–17, 2025), JKI experts actively contributed as conveners and members, highlighting JKI’s commitment to sustainable #cropprotection.
tinyurl.com/3dxh9pms
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🥳 On 23 October, the JKI and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg #MLU celebrated the 200th anniversary of Professor Julius Kühn’s birth. A commemorative event paid tribute to one of the most influential figures in #agricultural #science.
tinyurl.com/bpa8rmb2
#HappyBirthday #JuliusKühn
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Mit seinen frühen Arbeiten zu Krankheiten von Kulturarten prägte Julius Kühn die Erforschung von Schaderregern und deren Bekämpfung maßgeblich. Ein echter #VisionärderPflanzenzüchtung 👉 www.die-pflanzenzuechter.de/pflanzenzuec... 👈 @jki-research.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
In September, the JKI and the Czech Agrifood Research Center (CARC) in Prague signed a #Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation.

#CARC, a public research institution established by the #Czech Ministry of Agriculture, is the Czech counterpart to the JKI.
www.carc.cz/en/
October 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Connecting the Dots: Fungi, Insects and Beyond
🗣️ #Interview with Dr Silvio Erler, JKI Institute for Bee Protection: 2025.igem.wiki/gu-frankfurt...
#bees #bumblebees #fungicide #research #SPROUT
@goetheuni.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#DPST25 at TU Braunschweig brings together 1,100 experts to discuss future challenges in #PlantProtection and #Phytomedicine – from pest spread and resistance to climate impacts.
🏅Congrats to Dr Müller and Dr Winter, honoured for their outstanding research.
@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social #DPG
October 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
4 current #paper co-authored by our colleagues from the JKI Institute for #Bee Protection on #pollinator #research:
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Congratulations on the #publication!
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New #Research Field: “Application Strategies for Biological Plant Protection” at the JKI Institute for #Biological #Control. Led by Dr Paluch, the research will address the systemic integration of biological #plant protection into future-oriented cropping systems.
www.julius-kuehn.de/bi/aktuelles...
Neues Forschungsgebiet „Anwendungsstrategien biologischer Pflanzenschutz“
www.julius-kuehn.de
September 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🐝 #MonViA - News from #beemonitoring in agricultural landscapes: The Institute for Bee Protection at the JKI has completed the second year of piloting a long-term monitoring programme for #bees in #agricultural landscapes.
🔗 (German): tinyurl.com/3hr3w46v
September 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Journal of Cultivated Plants on #Regenerative #agriculture – an approach for a #science based #definition.
The term is also seen as an approach to implementing political guidelines such as the European Farm-to-Fork Strategy or the German Arable Farming Strategy.
Read: doi.org/10.5073/JfK....
September 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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We're pleased to share our latest publication in the PFG Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science, demonstrating how the JKI Data Cube contributes to Germany's research data infrastructure through FAIRagro.
Full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s410...
More info: t1p.de/x80k9
September 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🌽 Genetic variation at transcription factor binding sites largely explains phenotypic heritability in #maize. New #paper co-authored by Prof Dr Benjamin Stich, Head of the JKI Institute for Breeding #Research on Agricultural Crops, published in #Nature Genetics:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#corn
August 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🌿 #Hop (Humulus lupulus L.), vital to brewing, was studied for #virus and viroid diversity in Germany. Ali Pasha, Gritta Schrader & Heiko Ziebell found low diversity: 4 viruses, 2 viroids; CBCVd only in Hallertau (2021–2023).
📄 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#PLOSOne #hopvirome #research #brewingindustry
August 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Development and efficacy of dsRNA pesticides targeting the Colorado potato beetle with enhanced stability via chitosan formulations. RNAi targeting the PSMB5 gene in Colorado potato beetles showed strong gene silencing and larval suppression.
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
#CPB #biopesticide #newpaper
August 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Climate change affects spring-sown #caraway. Autumn-sown winter annuals may stabilise yields by using cool-season rain. Trials found 26 genotypes with good winter survival. Higher sowing density raised yields. Wet years caused seed shattering issues.
📄 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#Carumcarvi
July 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🌻 Led by Vid Švara and team, supported by JKI, the trial focuses on assessing #biodiversity across different #sunflower varieties. This initiative plays a key role in advancing our understanding of how genetic diversity in sunflowers can impact agroecosystem resilience.
#HelExProject #HorizonEurope
July 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We’re pleased to share that the International Common Bunt Consortium #ICBC now has its own website! #CommonBunt #TilletiaCaries is a seed-borne disease of wheat. We received reports that the disease spread even more widely across Germany, Europe and the world.
wissen.julius-kuehn.de/ICBC/
July 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The JKI #Sporeglue project, funded by bmleh.de has recently started. In collaboration with the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials and the companies e-nema and SeSam-Biotech, bioadhesive peptides will enhance the #rainfastness of biological plant protection agents.
tinyurl.com/3mk9cc62
July 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🍇 #Heat wave genetic mapping in #grapevines uncovers two major QTLs on chromosomes 10 and 11 that significantly boost berry #sunburn resilience. Insights into key gene candidates pave the way for marker assisted breeding of sunburn tolerant, #fungus resistant #vineyards.
📄 tinyurl.com/yf2nm6sp
July 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The revised EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme #EUPoMS suggests standardised methods, but lacks strong evidence for key choices. The authors from JKI urge clarification on excluding pan traps to maintain scientific integrity and public trust in the scheme.
doi.org/10.26786/192...
tinyurl.com/3rt2ewce
July 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#BreedingValue: The JKI Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops contributed its extensive genebank collections of strawberry cultivars and wild Fragaria species for phenotypic and genetic characterization.
🎬 Results: tinyurl.com/2h83vmn5
Project: tinyurl.com/ye8erhey and tinyurl.com/yhfxrvy2
New EU research project BreedingValue aims to develop new breeding strategies for resilient and nutritious berries
tinyurl.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM