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Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics (JKI-EP)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics investigates the relationship between cultivated plants and disease causing agents including pathogen vectors.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Coordinated projects
- A molecular-biological analysis of the European race spectrum of the Downy mildew of peas (Peronospora viciae f. sp. pisi)
- Adding layers of protection to gain a resistant status against M. chitwoodi, PLRV, PVY and TRV
- Analyses of microbial communities at biogeochemical interfaces and their interaction with organic pollutants in soil
- Analyses of phytophthora infections using environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM)
- Analysis of HVX distribution in generative plant tissue using electron microscopy
- Antibiotic resistance development as endpoint for environmental risk assessment
- Attachment of microorganisms to endoparasitic phyto-nematodes in the soil
- Biocontrol of Ralstonia solanacearum causing potato brown rot in organic farms in Egypt
- Biology, damage potential and host spectrum of Paratylenchus bukowinensis
- Carlavirus biodiversity in selected horticultural crop plants and ornamentals
- Characterization and impact of yam bean mosaic virus
- Clarification of Rhizomania-complex as a contribution for the sustainable bioethanol production from sugar beet
- Collaborative project: Anticipatory breeding of starch potatoes with durable resistance towards the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi. Subproject 3: Development of quantiativen resistance tests of the tuber and its application
- Collaborative project: Characterization of resistance donors against soil-borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) and wheat spindle streak mosaic virus (WSSMV) in genetic resources of rye and their use for breeding of virus resistant cultivars - Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Molecular charcterization of different TRV isolates and analysis of the interaction between virus, nematode and potato to improve resistance breeding. Subproject 4
- Collaborative project: Optimization of biofumigation for the non-chemical control of soil-borne pathogens – Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Quantitative and qualitative detection of wheat and barley bunt diseases (Tilletia spp., Ustilago nuda) by means of biotechnolgy methods (q-PCR, LAMP-technology). Subproject: Development of LAMP-based quick tests for the determination of bunt diseases (Tilletia spp., Ustilago nuda) and population genetic studies on T. caries and T. controversa
- Collaborative project: Risk assessment of invasive viroids for the German hop production - subproject B
- Collaborative project: Tools for quality improvement in breeding and propagating garlic comprising cultivation as well as virus diagnostics - subproject 2
- Colonisation of crop plants with human pathogenic bacteria
- Colonization mechanisms used by human pathogens on crop plants
- Coordination and collaboration between reference collections of plant pests and diseases for EU Plant Health Policy - Q-Collect
- Detection methods for viruses and viroids on Prunus species
- Detection of endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRV) in ornamentals
- Detection of pathogens occurring in Echinops sphaerocephalus, their virulence and the susceptibility of accessions to the most relevant pathogens with regard to cultivating this plant species as renewable resource
- Determining the optimal sowing dates and make-a-wintering green manure legumes for sustainable plant-nematode control in organic vegetables
- Developing high quality standards for medium-term continuation of the soil-based use of sewage sludge derived from small-scale waste water treatment plants
- Development and assessment of practice-oriented measure to reduce infection level of fennel seeds with Mycosphaerella anethi
- Development and evaluation of peat-reduced production systems in horticulture
- Development of a computer-based descision support model to prevent damage from grain legumes caused by pea moth
- Development of a database for the reference collection of plant viruses
- Development of a resistance screening method for sour and sweet cherry to Monilia laxa
- Development of cultivation-independent detection methods for Agrobacterium vitis, Pseudomonas savastanoi and Streptomyces scabies
- Development of diagnostic methods for the detection of viruses
- Development of methods for PCR-based direct detection of three sugar beet viruses in soil samples and for typing of BNYVV isolates to ensure production of healthy sugar beets for bioenergy production
- Development of PCR markers for effective marker-assisted selection of resistance to fungi on barley
- Development of resistance screening methods in the host /pathogen combination corn salad/ Acidovorax valerianellae nv.
- Development of the mycological basis and a method to screen summer savory (Satureja hortensis) for resistance to Downy Mildew (Peronospora lamii)
- Diagnosis of viruses and virus-like pathogen by means of high-throughput sequencing (NGS)
- Differences in the DNA-methylation of Fusarium spores
- Differentiation of the potato wart pathotypes by using newly detected DNA sequences
- Differentiation of wireworm species by applying PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
- Digitalisation of the German Nematode Collection for improved use regarding nematode occurrence and comparative ecological studies
- Distribution and damage potential of plant parasitic nematodes on medicinal and aromatic plants and development of sustainable management strategies
- Distribution of plant-parasitic nematodes on cut-flower producing farms in Ethiopia and their control
- Effects of agricultural management on soil microorganisms
- Effects of irrigation water quality and soil type on the soil and plant associated microbiome, abundance, diversity and transferability of antibiotic resistance genes in Gram-negative bacteria
- Effects of veterinary medicined in manur on the abundance and transfer of bacterial antibiotic resistance genes in soil: importance of the rhizosphere and of repeated manure applications
- Electron microscopical and molecular biological investigation of PVM- infection in Solanum jasminoides
- Electron microscopical investigations into the appearance and the morphology of cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in cells of cabbage plants after infection with the TuMV
- Enhanced productivity and competitiveness of vegetable-processing industry in the German-Dutch border region through control of soil-borne pathogens
- Extracellular polymeric substances and aggregate stability - how microorganisms affect soil erosion by water
- Familial placement of Puccinia psidii and Uredo rangelii
- Generation of infectious clones of Wheat dwarf virus for use in resistance testing
- Genetic analysis of wheat resistance to furoviruses Soil-borne cereal mosaic virus (SBCMV) and Soil-borne wheat mosaic virus (SBWMV)
- Host status of green manure crops for root lesion nematodes
- Host-pathogen interactions in potato - Meloidogyne chitwoodi
- How do plants defend themselves against bacterial wilt? Understanding tomato responses to the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum.
- Hygienic risk of the agricultural use of sewage sludge due to the uptake of human pathogens in crop plants: Research into the uptake of human pathogens by crop plants via soil and water
- Identification and localisation of Polymyxa resistance genes in barley
- Identification and management of viruses in New Zealand and Germany
- Illumination of the transmission mechanism of soil-borne wheat mosaic virus by its vector, Polymyxa graminis and identification of novel resistance factors in barley
- Immunity suppressive action of Salmonella effector proteins in plant cells
- Implications on soil management practices and application of biocontrol strains on soil disease suppressiveness for improved soil health and sustainable plant production
- Importance of root lesion nematodes in German crop production and strategies to breed resistant varieties
- Importance of the corky ring spot disease of consumption potatoes for the provision of high-quality raw materials for the food industry
- Improvement of disease resistance of potato
- Improving resistance to the agent of leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) of wheat species cultivated in ecological agriculture, einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum), emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) and spelt wheat (Triticum spelta)
- Induction of EPRV in kalanchoe in result of vegetative propagation
- Interactions between Pratylenchus spp. and microbes in rhizosphere soil and within host plants
- Investigating legume virus ecology and diversity through metagenomics
- Investigating the epidemiology of vegetable viruses
- Investigation of epidemiology of soil-borne viruses in triticale with the objective of development virus resistant cultivars with high biomass yields for extraction of biogas and ethanol, sub project 1: Investigation of of the epidemiology of soil-borne viruses in triticale
- Investigation of factors influencing the efficiency of resistant catch crops to control beet cyst nematode
- Investigation of interactions between soil-borne sugar beet viruses and their effect on the rhizomania development
- Investigation of the DNA methylation of Fusarium graminearum by applying different chemical compounds
- Investigation on apple proliferation in gene bank and breeding material
- Investigation on effects of mineral composite variants on bioregulation during germination and on growth and pathogen resistance of crop plants
- Investigation on effects of mineral composite variants on bioregulation during germination and on growth and pathogen resistance of crop plants
- Investigations on epidemiology of viruses on legumes
- Joint project: Downy mildew and other harmful fungi to sage; Subproject 2: Establishing the scientific basis for the development of effective strategies to control downy mildew salviae-officinalis and Phoma exigua on sage
- Key factors influencing fate and activity of bacterial inoculants and their effect on the indigenous microbial community in the rhizosphere
- Key factors influencing rhizosphere competence, biocontrol activity of BCA and their effects on microbial communities in the rhizosphere
- Microbial attachment to endoparasitic phytonematodes in soil
- Microbial communities associated with populations of Heterodera schachtii and their suppressive potential
- Molecular analysis of important nematodes infecting soybean in Germany
- Molecular differenciation of populations of plant-parasitic nematodes by sequence variation of pathogenicity genes
- Molecular genetic analysis of crossing populations of barley for resistance to fungi
- Monitoring of pathogenicity in sugar beet cyst nematodes on tolerant sugar beet genotypes to secure provision of raw materials
- Monitoring the occurrence of soil-borne viruses in wheat, triticale and rye in the most important cereal growing areas of Germany
- Mosaic viruses of barley: Identification of the predominant viruses affecting performance and technological quality, in order to guide the selection towards a sustainable resistance
- Nematodes as potential vectors for human pathogens
- Occurrence and damage of Soil-borne wheat mosaic virus-New York (SBWMV-NY) in winter wheat
- Optimising Subsidiary Crop Applications in Rotations
- Overcoming Replant Disease by an Integrated Approach
- Overcoming Replant Disease by an Integrated Approach Phase III
- Overcoming Replant Disease by an Integrated Approach: Nematodes involved in Apple Replant Disease, and as indicators of soil quality
- Perception of long-chain N-acyl homoserine lactones in plants
- Phytosanitary risk of newly introduced crops
- Preventive handling of faba bean and pea crops for avoidance of pathogens and securing yield
- Priming for enhanced defence as a stategy to optimize crop resistance and as a possible breeding target
- Priming for enhanced defense as a strategy to optimize crop resistance and as a possible breeding target
- Priming of soybean for enhanced defense response against phytonematodes
- Protecting national economic crops via application of beneficial microorganisms to bio-control plant and human pathogens in organic agriculture
- Rapid multiplex method for detection of plant pathogens with immuno sensors
- Resistance of crop plants induced via bacterial quorum sensing molecules
- Ressource preservation by application of bioeffectors in european crop protection
- Rhizo4Bio (Phase 1): RhizoWheat - Rhizosphere processes and yield depression in wheat rotation crop systems, TP D
- Scanning electron microscopical investigations of defense reactions against fungal pathogens as resistance causes in azalea taking Cylindrocladium scoparium as an example
- Screening of Pisum sativum (pea) accessions for pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus resistance
- SP 5: Effects of irrigation water quality and soil type on the soil and plant associated microbiome, abundance, diversity and transferability of antibiotic resistance genes in Gram-negative bacteria
- Spatiotemporal organization of the rhizosphere microbiome shaped by external drivers
- SPP 1315: Interactions of soil microbial communities and persistent organic pollutants at different biogeochemical interfaces in soil
- Statuatory testing of fodder radish for resistance towards Meloidogyne chitwoodi
- Strategic based plant protection through pararetrovirus and non-coding RNA interactions
- Studies on the biology of bacterial diseases on corn salad [Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.] and development of practice-oriented detection methods as basis for the selection of resistance sources against the pathogen of leaf spot symptoms (Acidovorax valerianellae sp. nov.)
- Studies on the biology, dmage potential and the host plant spectrum of Hemicycliophora conida
- Suppression of lesion nematodes in soybean by affecting the microbiom of the rhizosphere
- Sustainable effect of fodder radish to the abundance dynamic of northern root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in organic farming
- Test performance studies for ToBRFV
- Testing of winter barley against yellow mosaic virus
- The effect of bacterial signaling molecules onto crop production and plant-associated microbial communities
- The virome of crop plants important to Germany and New Zealand
- Using molecular marker techniques for the identification and characterisation of somatic hybrids of the genus Solanum
- Using naturally occurring endophytic fungi or bacteria associated with wheat as a biological control agent against the cereal cyst nematodes, Heterodera species
- Using naturally occurring endophytic fungi or bacteria associated with wheat as a biological control agent against the cereal cyst nematodes, Heterodera species - Follow up project to EP 2228: stipend to publish the resuls
- Virtigation: Emerging viral diseases in tomatoes and cucurbits: Implementation of mitigation strategies for durable disease management
- Virus Monitoring of leguminous crops and corresponding aphid transmission across Germanyg
- Viruses in grasses as potential threat for cereal crops
- Viruses of Gramineae potentially affecting cereal cultures in Germany -Development of detection methods and characterization of biological, serological and genetic diversity.
Work package leader of collaborative projects
Involved in research projects
- Biological soil disinfection for the sustainable and intensive production of woody plants
- Collaborative project MÄQNU: Multivariate equivalence and tests for high dimensional endpoints
- Collaborative project: Analysis of temperature effects on the susceptibility of oilseed rape cultivars and genotypes to TuYV and pests (aphids) - Subproject 2
- Collaboratvie project: Identification of molecular marker for soil borne virus resistance in wheat - subproject 2
- Development of a database for regulated and closely associated non-regulated plant-parasitic nematodes
- Development of a resistance screening method to the Asparagus virus 1 (AV-1) in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.)
- Evaluation of the secondary genepool of barley as a genetic resource of barley yellow dwarf virus resistance
- Genetic and molecular characterization of resistance to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in carrots (Daucus carota)
- Investigation of balm with different ploidy level (Melissa officinalis L.). Subtask: Determination of volatile profiles of balm leaves
- Investigation of the causes for Citrus dying in Orangerien
- Responses of European forests and society to invasive plant pathogens
- Soil biodiversity and soil suppression of plant diseases and insect pests
- SPP 1315: Biogeochemical interface formation in soils as controlled by different components
- SPP 1315: Detection and imaging of selected organic chemicals on soil interfaces in the millimeter- to micrometer-range by micro GC/LC- and DESI mass spectrometry
- SPP 1315: The Detritusphere as Biogeochemical Interface for Bacterial and Fungal Degradation of MCPA and Phenanthrene
- Studies on the role of the AvrRpt2Ea effector protein in the host-pathogen-interaction Malus x robusta 5-Erwinia amylovora
- Use of hydroponic systems for resource-efficient agricultural water reuse
Contact
Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics
(JKI-EP)
Messeweg 11/12
38104 Braunschweig
Saxony-Anhalt
Germany
Phone: +49(0)531 - 299 5
Fax: +49(0)531 - 299 3001
Email: ep(@)julius-kuehn.de