Dr. Friedrich Longin

Friedrich Longin studied agricultural biology at the University of Hohenheim with the main focus on biotechnology and plant breeding. He did his PhD about optimized maize breeding schemes in a DFG-funded sino-german research training group at the University of Hohenheim and the China Agricultural University in Beijing.

After a short Post-Doc and parental leave, he joined Limagrain Europe as a maize breeder for France and Spain. Since 2010, Friedrich Longin is the head of the wheat group at the State Plant Breeding Institute of the University of Hohenheim.

He did his habilitation at University of Hohenheim in 2016 on hybrid wheat breeding and received the title "Prof." in 2019. Beside his activities at Hohenheim, he gives talks at different universities, national and international conferences but also at stakeholder events like field days or in baking academies.

Longin's efforts around establishment of alternative crops led to considerable market shares of products made with Spelt, Emmer and Einkorn based mainly on varieties bred at University of Hohenheim. He received several awards for his engagement for sustainable agriculture along supply chains.