Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture (JKI-OW)
The tasks of the institute derive from the German Plant Protection Act and related legal regulations. The institute advises the Federal Government, in particular the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV), on all matters of Plant Protection and Plant Health in the field of fruit crops and viticulture. Its research activities focus on these fields and the specific research tasks defined by BMELV. The institute represents the Federal Government in national and international organizations and working panels (e.g. EPPO, EU) and it is involved in the formulation of regulations and guidelines on plant health. It takes part in the approval procedure for crop protectants. Research activities and sovereign functions are closely interrelated. The institute co-ordinates joint research activities on plant protection problems and control strategies of national interest. Current examples are control strategies for the cherry fruit fly, control of fire blight without use of antibiotics, phytoplasma diseases of fruit crops and grapevine, or esca-disease of grapevine. The results of the institute’s scientific work are made available to federal and state administrative bodies, the scientific community, and growers and consumers as well. The institute organizes technical discussions on specific plant protection problems and communicates their results. Its work includes diverse research activities on phytopathological problems and appropriate control strategies in a wide range of fruit crops, viticulture and hops in both, integrated and organic cropping systems.
Parent institution:
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Details of JKI
Address
Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture (JKI-OW)
Schwabenheimer Straße 101
69221 Dossenheim
Baden-Württemberg
Phone: +49 6 22 18 68 05-00
Fax: +49 6 22 18 68 05 15
email: owd(@)jki.bund.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Assessment of plant protection products and pesticides
- Diseases and pests
- Plant protection, greening
- Resistance
Coordinated projects
- Biodiversity in steep slope viticulture - Interactions between steep slopes and biodiversity management under consideration of securing resources Details of Biodiversity in steep slope viticulture - Interactions between steep slopes and biodiversity management under consideration of securing resources
- Biological control of the woolly apple aphid Details of Biological control of the woolly apple aphid
- Collaborative project: Biotechnical control of cherry fruit fly species (Rhagoletis cerasi and R. cingulata) considering the reduction of insecticide use – Subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Biotechnical control of cherry fruit fly species (Rhagoletis cerasi and R. cingulata) considering the reduction of insecticide use – Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Development of a rain sensor for kinetic energy and water wettness to improve scab prognosis in apple cultivation – Subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Development of a rain sensor for kinetic energy and water wettness to improve scab prognosis in apple cultivation – Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Development of antagonistic bacteria for field control of fire blight - subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Development of antagonistic bacteria for field control of fire blight - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Development of innovative infochemical traps for monitoring and mass trapping of phytoplasma vectors in pome fruit - subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Development of innovative infochemical traps for monitoring and mass trapping of phytoplasma vectors in pome fruit - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Further development oft the steep slope harvester as a multifunctional system in plant protection and other applications - Subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Further development oft the steep slope harvester as a multifunctional system in plant protection and other applications - Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Quality improvement by optical selection of grapes harvested in steep slopes – Subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Quality improvement by optical selection of grapes harvested in steep slopes – Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Screening for resistant rootstocks to control pear decline in commercial fruit-growing - Subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Screening for resistant rootstocks to control pear decline in commercial fruit-growing - Subproject 2
- Coordination of the joint project to combat fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics Details of Coordination of the joint project to combat fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics
- Diagnosis of virus diseases within certificatioin of pome fruit and development of strategies for maintaining the health status of certified basic material and rootstocks Details of Diagnosis of virus diseases within certificatioin of pome fruit and development of strategies for maintaining the health status of certified basic material and rootstocks
- Fundamentals for a management of the Asian ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in viticulture Details of Fundamentals for a management of the Asian ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in viticulture
- Investigations on abiotic effects (i.e.climate change,non balanced nutrient supply, mechanic damage, agraric substances) on plant growth an increase of contaminates (i.e. copper) Details of Investigations on abiotic effects (i.e.climate change,non balanced nutrient supply, mechanic damage, agraric substances) on plant growth an increase of contaminates (i.e. copper)
- Investigations on characterization and disease effects of viruses on fruit crops and grapevine (e.g. little cherry, latent viruses of apple, vector-borne viruses of strawberry, leafroll disease of grapevine) Details of Investigations on characterization and disease effects of viruses on fruit crops and grapevine (e.g. little cherry, latent viruses of apple, vector-borne viruses of strawberry, leafroll disease of grapevine)
- Joint project: Exploration of the activity spectrum of alternative formulations for the treatment of scab on fallen leaves and development of effective drugs Details of Joint project: Exploration of the activity spectrum of alternative formulations for the treatment of scab on fallen leaves and development of effective drugs
- Molecular genetic characterization of leaf roll disease-causing viruses of the family Closteroviridae and their applicability to new hosts Details of Molecular genetic characterization of leaf roll disease-causing viruses of the family Closteroviridae and their applicability to new hosts
- Phytosanitary diagnostic, on-site detection and epidemiology tools for Erwinia amylovora Details of Phytosanitary diagnostic, on-site detection and epidemiology tools for Erwinia amylovora
- Premunization (cross protection) as a new strategy to control phytoplasma diseases in fruit production: Apple proliferation as case study Details of Premunization (cross protection) as a new strategy to control phytoplasma diseases in fruit production: Apple proliferation as case study
- Project to combat the fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics Details of Project to combat the fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics
- Risks posed by climate change effects on the epidemiology and population dynamics of pests and diseases in fruit crops and viticulture Details of Risks posed by climate change effects on the epidemiology and population dynamics of pests and diseases in fruit crops and viticulture
- Strategies for regulation of black rot (Guignardia bidwellii) in organic viticulture Details of Strategies for regulation of black rot (Guignardia bidwellii) in organic viticulture
- Studies on the occurrence of black wood Phytoplasmose disease, particularly in the variety Lemberger Details of Studies on the occurrence of black wood Phytoplasmose disease, particularly in the variety Lemberger
Involved in research projects:
- Collaborative project: Development of innovative infochemical traps for monitoring and mass trapping of phytoplasma vectors in pome fruit - subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Development of innovative infochemical traps for monitoring and mass trapping of phytoplasma vectors in pome fruit - subproject 2
- Investigation of the Sprinklerverfahrens Schorfprophylaxe in organic fruit growing Details of Investigation of the Sprinklerverfahrens Schorfprophylaxe in organic fruit growing
- Joint project: Exploration of the activity spectrum of alternative formulations for the treatment of scab on fallen leaves and development of effective drugs Details of Joint project: Exploration of the activity spectrum of alternative formulations for the treatment of scab on fallen leaves and development of effective drugs
- Joint project: Optimisation of plant protection measures for organic viticulture Details of Joint project: Optimisation of plant protection measures for organic viticulture
- Optimization of RNAi method to perform functional genomics in strawberry fruit Details of Optimization of RNAi method to perform functional genomics in strawberry fruit
Coordinated collaborative projects:
- Abatement of fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics Details of Abatement of fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- Abatement of fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics Details of Abatement of fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics
- PHYTFIRE - Phytosanitary diagnostic, on-site detection and epidemiology tools for Erwinia amylovora Details of PHYTFIRE - Phytosanitary diagnostic, on-site detection and epidemiology tools for Erwinia amylovora