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Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops (JKI-ZL)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Institute is charged with investigating plant genetic resources for food and agriculture with regard to their genetic potentials for adapting the genomes of crop plants to future requirements. Our work, which can be coined with the term “Genetic Enhancement”, is directed to broadening the genetic bases of existing crops in respect of agronomically important plant traits. Another focus of our research is on alternative or novel crop plants which offer interesting perspectives for Germany's agriculture yet require further genetic adaptation to agronomic requirements. Enriching genetic diversity and broadening the spectra of crop species provide the prerequisites for maintaining agro biodiversity, the latter of which is essential for versatility as well as sustainability in agricultural production. The spectra of crop species considered by the institute currently comprises potato, rye, barley, triticale, oat, teff, ryegrasses, narrow-leafed lupin, and a variety of oil plants. In addition, maize has been considered in the frame of a large-scale coexistence field trial during the past years. Research activities of the institute are embedded in the Research Plan of our ministry. With its applied breeding research on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, the Experimental Station takes a mediating position between fundamental research and commercial plant breeding.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Coordinated projects
- A SMART breeding approach for high yielding hybrid rye varieties with novel plant architecture as a response to the climate change
- Adaptive potential of narrow-leafed lupin
- An European Integrated In Situ Management Workplan: Implementing Genetic Reserve and On Farm Concepts (AEGRO)
- Analysis of rapeseed hydrids with regard to the challenge of differentiation by using molecular markers
- Assessment of genetic resources of the IPK Potato Genebank for foliage and tuber resistance to Phytophthora infestans
- Assessment of the tolerance or resistance of potato cultivars and breeding lines to late blight (Phytophthora infestans)
- Breeding and cultivation of Circassian Dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz) - From wild plant to renewable industrial raw material. Subproject 3: Genetic analysis and marker-assisted selection sub-project 3:
- Breeding of energy potatoes using plant genetic resources for ideal production of usable biomass, subproject 2: Improvement of resistance to Phytophthora
- Breeding of oat for organic farming
- Breeding of potatoes for energetic use with improved resistance against late blight (Phytophthora infestans) for the production of highly utilizable biomass by using plant genetic resources and molecular marker techniques
- Breeding, cultivation and utilization of Russian Dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz) - turning a wild plant into an industrial sustainable resource crop
- Broadening of genetic basic in narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius)
- Chairing of respectively participation in expert groups of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
- Characterization of introgression lines (IL) of barley with Hordeum bulbosum chromatin
- Cleistogamous oats to prevent infection by smuts
- Climate Resilient orphan Crops for increased diversity in Agriculture
- Collaborative project: A Smart breeding approach for high yielding hybrid rye varieties with optimized allocation of dry matter to the grain - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: A smart breeding approach for hybrid rye varieties with modified plant architecture to counteract the climate change – Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: A transcriptome-based approach for developing breeding lines in Lolium sp. with multiple pathogen resistance - Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Analysis and integration of effective powdery mildew resistances in Triticale - Subproject 3
- Collaborative project: Biotechnological based breeding strategy to strengthen the resistance of barley against Ramularia - Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Breeding methodically optimized intercropping of Andean Lupin and Maize as well as White Lupin and Oat with the aim of biomass production by using ecosystem services of Lupins. Subproject 1: Coordination, Rating of Combinations Andean Lupine - Corn and White Lupine - Oats, cultivation optimization
- Collaborative project: Breeding, cultivation and utilization of Circassian Dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz) - Development from wild plant to renewable industrial raw material - performace breeding. Subproject 3: Breeding and interspecific recombination
- Collaborative project: Development of allomultigerm-pills as an agrotechnical innovation to increase the desirability of slow growing crops - subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Functional analysis of introgression lines for broadening genetic diversity in rye – Subproject 3
- Collaborative project: Genetic reserves for wild celeriac species (Apium and Helosciadium) as component of a network of genetic reserves in Germany
- Collaborative project: Genome-based strategies to use the tertiary gene-pool for breeding of climate-smart wheat - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Improvement of agronomical traits in narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) - Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Improving yield potential, yield stability and seed quality of lupins as protein plants. Coordination
- Collaborative project: Innovative breeding strategies for improving the growing nature of the yellow Lupine (Lupinus luteus) in German. Subproject 1: Genetic and molecular analysis of yield related characteristics, incorporating new genetic variability
- Collaborative project: Methodological Foundations of Diploid Hybrid Potato Breeding - Subproject D
- Collaborative project: Renaissance of white lupine breeding research for improved anthracnose resistance and higher quality
- Development of a test system to determine the sprouting resistance of triticale grown for bio-ethanol production, Subproject 2 Creation and propagation of a RIL population and carrying out the challenge test and determination of alpha-amylase activity
- Development of coloured carrots for organic production, sub-project 1
- Development of late-blight (Phytophthora infestans) resistant breeding material for organic farming
- Development of methods for selection and breeding resistant cultivars of Lolium ssp. to stem rust, Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola Urban
- Development of oat germplasm with resistance to powdery mildew and barley-yellow dwarf virus
- DURESTrit: Functional characterisation and validation of nonhost components in Triticeae species for durable resistance against fungal diseases
- Elaboration of scientific principles for the in-situ and on-farm management of genetic resources of agricultural and horticultural crops
- Establishing a library of barley introgression lines (ILs) carrying chromosomal segments from Hordeum bulbosum
- Establishing resistance strategies to control new Globodera pallida populations in starch potatoes
- EUCARPIA triticale selection experiment
- European Avena Database
- Evaluation and use of non-adapted accessions for breeding on economically important traits in rye
- Evaluation of Andean lupin (L. mutabilis) in comparison to white (L. albus) and narrow-leafed lupin (L. angustifolius) for energy recovery
- Evaluation of the secondary genepool of barley as a genetic resource of barley yellow dwarf virus resistance
- Evaluation of varieties and plant genetic resources of rye for bioenergy use
- Fine mapping of the gene Rfp1 in rye and development of a physikal map to identify candidate gene sequences
- Generation of the basics for the improvement of complex disease resistance of potato
- Genetic diversity of Patellifolia species
- Genetic resources of winter hardy leguminous plants supporting soil conservation and soil improvement in ecological agriculture and horticulture
- Genomics-based approach for the utilization of the secondary gene pool for a sustainable barley breeding (TRANS-BULB), sub-project B
- German-Dutch cooperation on plant genetic resources conservation
- Improvement of agronomical characters in narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius)
- Improvement of barely to BYDV by using innovative breeding strategies – Subproject 2
- Increase of the agronomic importance of yellow (Lupinus luteus) and white lupins (Lupinus albus) for organic farming by breeding methods
- Innovative approaches to optimize genetic diversity for sustainable farming systems of the future
- International Database for Beta
- Investigations in the domestication potential of Cuphea as a source of vegetable oil containing medium chain fatty acids (MCFA)
- Investigations on the in-vivo haploid induction in rye
- Investigations on the suitability of sorghum for energy recovery
- Mapping of novel resistance sources to late blight from Solanum wild species and utilization for potato breeding programs
- Monitoring of Fusarium species and development of genomic tools for a more efficient breeding of oats
- Monitoring of Fusarium species and development of genomic tools for a more efficient breeding of oats
- Network - maintenance and enhancement of the adaptability of crops
- Novel characterization of crop wild relatives and landraces resources as a basis for improved crop breeding
- Novel Sources of Resistance to Globodera pallida in Starch Potatoes
- Occurrence of Fusarium species and their toxins in German oat cultivation and development of strategies for their reduction by varietal resistance
- Optimization of the nutritional quality of the oat grain by breeding research
- Production and characterization of novel interspecific hybrids between Hordeum vulgare and H. bulbosum for transfer of valuable traits
- Selection of different resistance sources to smut and genetical analyses
- Setup of a screening system for measuring nitrogen fixation capacity of legume genetic resources
- Smart breeding solutions to minimize ergot incidence in hybrid rye
- SusCrop Call 1: Development of lodging-resistant and climate-smart rye - a contribution to a sustainable cereal production in marginal environments
- Unlocking plant genetic resources for hybrid rye breeding
- Utilization and application of resistances of not adapted PGR for potato breeding by use of biotechnological methods.
Involved in research projects
- AWECOS - Assessment of wheat cropping systems from an economical, ecological and the society's perspective - the case of plant disease resistance breeding
- Breeding of energy potatoes using plant genetic resources for ideal production of usable biomass, subproject 1: Improvement of dry matter yield and storability
- Characterization of Hordeum bulbosum derived resistance to the barley yellow mosaic virus-complex (BaMMV, BaYMV-1 und -2) in H. vulgare
- Collaborative project: Development of allomultigerm-pills as an agrotechnical innovation to increase the desirability of slow growing crops - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Development of allomultigerm-pills as an agrotechnical innovation to increase the desirability of slow growing crops - subproject 3
- Development of a marker-assisted improvement of drought tolerance in faba bean - subproject 2
- Development of a strategy for sustainable expansion of organic farming
- Development of coloured carrots for organic production, subproject 2
- Development of coloured carrots for organic production, subproject 3
- Effect of variety, different cultivation systems and environmental factors on the metabolite profile of winter wheat grains
- Genomics-based approach for the utilization of the secondary gene pool for a sustainable barley breeding (TRANS-BULB), sub-project A
- Identification and localisation of Polymyxa resistance genes in barley
- Improvement of disease resistance of potato
- Increase of the agronomic importance of yellow lupins (Lupinus luteus) and white lupins (Lupinus albus) for organic farming
- Investigations regarding influence of drought stress on valuable and antinutritive ingredients of oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
- Joint project: An approach to precision breeding high-yield hybrid varieties of rye with altered plant architecture in response to climate change - Subproject 1
- New cropping systems
- Plant biotechnology of the future - A genomics assisted approach to tap the potential of the secondary gene pool for sustainable barley breeding (TRANS-BULB) - Subproject C
- Use of biotechnological methods for the production of interspecific somatic hybrids between wild species of the genus Solanum of the series Etuberosa and Pinnatisecta and the cultivated potato for the analysis of novel glykoalkaloids. Subproject: Chemica
- Using molecular marker techniques for the identification and characterisation of somatic hybrids of the genus Solanum
Contact
Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops
(JKI-ZL)
Rudolf-Schick-Platz 3a
18190 Sanitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)38209 45-200
Fax: +49 (0)38209 45-222
Email: zl(@)julius-kuehn.de
