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Field and expert days 2026 - warm welcome to Hohenheim

This summer, come to field days and expert events to exchange ideas, visit trials and talk with our breeding and research teams.

 

Upcoming dates:

 

We look forward to seeing you at our events!

Invitation to lectures and guided field tours in Kleinhohenheim

Date and time: Tuesday, June 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM

Location: Kleinhohenheim, experimental station for organic farming, University of Hohenheim

Address: Kleinhohenheim 1, D-70599 Stuttgart-Schönberg

 

  1. Lecture (6:00–6:30 p.m.): Benefits of commercial compost from composting facilities for organic farms. Speaker: Erhard Gapp (Demeter Beratung e.V.)
  2. Guided tour (6:30–7:00 p.m.): Field trials of the “RoggenPop” organic project. The project aims to improve population breeding in rye for organic farming through the use of modern selection methods. Presentation of the trials: Marvin Rose and Prof. Dr. Thomas Miedaner (University of Hohenheim, State Plant Breeding Institute)
  3. Guided tour (7:00–10:00 p.m.): Organic variety trials of the state Baden-Württemberg
  4. Closing reception and discussion in the barn (starting at 10:00 p.m.)

 

Guide to field trials – (not yet available) for printing (available in German only)

Public Notice for the Supply of Breeding Material 2025

Based on the guidelines of the University of Hohenheim for transferring plant varieties, genetic components for plant varieties, and other breeding material of 05.07.2023 (download), the State Plant Breeding Institute of the University of Hohenheim will offer breeding material for several plant species after the 2025 harvest. The plant species available include:

  • Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
  • Mexican Chia (Salvia hispanica L.)
  • Soybean (Glycine max)
  • Winter spelt (Triticum aestivum ssp. spelta)
  • Durum wheat (Triticum durum)
  • Winter einkorn (Triticum monococcum)
  • Winter emmer (Triticum dicoccum)
  • Winter triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack)
  • Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum), prebreeding material

 

Expressions of interest should be submitted in writing by August 1, 2025, to:

University of Hohenheim Hohenheim
Landessaatzuchtanstalt (720)
70593 Stuttgart

 

Test results will be sent to interested parties after the harvest. It is possible to inspect the breeding material during the growing season in Hohenheim or Willstätt.

Download the announcement (pdf-document)

„Baker meets professor“

Wheat causes health problems - or does it? Marcel Paa and his guests (Prof. Dr. Friedrich Longin, Dr. med. Axel Enninger and Sebastian Brücklmaier) will discuss this question.

Press release from the University of Hohenheim

Commercial rights to the Juana chia variety

The University of Hohenheim has exclusively transferred the commercial rights to use the variety of Chia (Mexican Chia, Salvia hispanica L.) with the variety name "Juana" (Bundessortenamt Kenn-Nr. SAH 1) to Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht GmbH & Co. KG  exclusively. If you are interested, please enquire here: chia@suedwestsaat.de