Completed projects
- Characterisation of elite backcross lines with genome segments from European flint landraces with resistance to cob fusariosis
- Sino-German International Research Training Group (IRTG 2366) Adaptation of maize-based food-feed-energy systems to limited phosphate resources
- 1000 Gardens - Citizen science meets omics: Harnessing soybean diversity for functional products with improved quality and nutritional value
- BreedFlexStraw: Innovative methods for breeding cereals with increased straw yield and improved stability
- Development of innovative technologies and services for efficient breeding and evaluation of milling and baking properties in the einkorn crop.
- Genomics-based improvement of indigenous soybean breeding material and establishment of a molecular screening system for soybean pathogens
- Genebank: Genomics-based disruption of wheat genetic resources for plant breeding
- InnoSun - Increasing oil yield and improving oil quality and disease resistance in sunflower using new innovative breeding methods
- Protecting rye from stem rust using new genetic resources and innovative selection methods
- Strengthening biodiversity in agriculture by integrating buckwheat and other small-grain, late-flowering seeds into existing native crop rotations.
- Increasing biodiversity in sustainable cereal production through the introduction of the ancient wheat species Emmer - fundamental research on cultivation and processing characteristics for the domestic value chain
- Strategies to protect cereals from climate-induced increases in fungal diseases
- Breeding pole beans for intercropping with maize
- Chia-Breeding
- Development of a harmonised method for resistance testing and minimisation of alkaloid concentration in rye infested with ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
- Use of the genetic diversity of European flint landraces for resistance to Giberella ear rot in maize
- Harnessing diversity to develop GPS rye using genomic and spectrometric technologies.
- PRIMA - Fungal resistance in maize by combining genetic and molecular resources through precision breeding
- SENSELGO: Sensor-based precision breeding of triticale as a resource-efficient commodity crop