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Invitation to visit the organic trials in Kleinhohenheim

Guided tour: Organic variety trials of the state Baden-Württemberg

Date: Monday, June 30, 2025, at 7:00 PM

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

Address: Kleinhohenheim 1, D-70599 Stuttgart-Schönberg

 

Join us as biodynamic breeders present their varieties and discuss results from previous years. The event will be moderated by Erhard Gapp (Demeter Beratung e.V.), Barbara Orth (LTZ Augustenberg), Simon Schäfer (Kleinhohenheim, experimental station, University of Hohenheim), and Thomas Grafe (State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim).

Various crops were tested, including winter wheat, winter spelt, winter rye, winter barley, spring wheat, spring barley, oat, winter field bean, spring field bean, fodder pea, and soybean.

Topics for discussion include:

  • Which varieties meet the quality requirements of farmers, bakers, and consumers?
  • Which varieties are particularly suitable for organic farming?

These questions are important for farmers, bakers, and consumers alike.

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