Viticulture Institute of the State Baden-Württemberg (WBI)
The Institute has the task to support wine production through scientific research and practical applyed researchand to promote and improve its production processes.
Address
Viticulture Institute of the State Baden-Württemberg (WBI)
Merzhauser Str. 119
79100 Freiburg
Baden-Württemberg
Phone: 0761/ 40165-0
Fax: 0761/ 40165-70
email: poststelle(@)wbi.bwl.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Biology of grape vines
- Habitat research
- Soil science, nutrition of vines and covercrop management
- Treatment wine, wine composition, analysis, including wine fermentation care and residue issues
- Vine breading and grafting
- Vine cultivation with wine technology
- Vine pests and diseases including appropriate defensive measures (Vine protection service) and implementation of official agent control
Coordinated projects
- Forecast of pest-occurrence in the crop protection by the example of Hyalesthes obsoletus as the transmitter of blackwood Details of Forecast of pest-occurrence in the crop protection by the example of Hyalesthes obsoletus as the transmitter of blackwood
- Reduction of copper-containing pesticides in organic viticulture: investigations into innovative copper formulations with high reduction potential and developing strategies to their specific application to the grapevine Details of Reduction of copper-containing pesticides in organic viticulture: investigations into innovative copper formulations with high reduction potential and developing strategies to their specific application to the grapevine
- Ways to avoid excessive alcohol content of wine (alcohol management) Details of Ways to avoid excessive alcohol content of wine (alcohol management)
Coordinated projects of subordinate institutions 3
Subordinate Institutions:
- Unit Ecology - Details of Unit Ecology
- Unit Microbiology and Research Wine Cellars - Details of Unit Microbiology and Research Wine Cellars
- Unit Pest Management - Details of Unit Pest Management
- Unit Resistance and Clone Breeding - Details of Unit Resistance and Clone Breeding
- Unit Vine Nutrition and Soil Science - Details of Unit Vine Nutrition and Soil Science
- Unit Viticultural Chemistry - Details of Unit Viticultural Chemistry
- Unit Viticulture - Details of Unit Viticulture