Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (JKI-ZR)
Main tasks of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof are: grapevine breeding breeding technologies genetic resources and grapevine repository information centre for vine and wine.
Parent institution:
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Details of JKI
Address
Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (JKI-ZR)
Geilweilerhof
D-76833 Siebeldingen
Rhineland-Palatinate
Phone: +49 06345/41-0
Fax: +49 06345/919050
email: zr(@)jki.bund.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Genetic resources and grapevine repository
- Grapevine breeding
- Novel breeding technologies
Coordinated projects
- Analysis of resistance to powdery mildew of grapevine on genomic level Details of Analysis of resistance to powdery mildew of grapevine on genomic level
- Breeding of vines resistant to fungus diseases (Plasmopara, Oidium, Botrytis) with high quality Details of Breeding of vines resistant to fungus diseases (Plasmopara, Oidium, Botrytis) with high quality
- Collaborative project: An electrospun wound protection against Esca of grapevine - subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: An electrospun wound protection against Esca of grapevine - subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Development of efficient high throughput (HT) techniques for selection of grapevine cultivars with high acid stabilty, 1: Development of markers for acid content for MAS in crossbreeding of Vitis vinifera - subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Development of efficient high throughput (HT) techniques for selection of grapevine cultivars with high acid stabilty, 1: Development of markers for acid content for MAS in crossbreeding of Vitis vinifera - subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Identification and characterization of mildew resistance in grapes using subtractive EST arrays - Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Identification and characterization of mildew resistance in grapes using subtractive EST arrays - Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Increasing the contents of positive and decreasing the contents of negative compounds in grape berries (Vitis vinifera) - Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Increasing the contents of positive and decreasing the contents of negative compounds in grape berries (Vitis vinifera) - Subproject 1
- Combining innovation in vineyard management and genetic diversity for a sustainable European viticulture (InnoVine) Details of Combining innovation in vineyard management and genetic diversity for a sustainable European viticulture (InnoVine)
- Development of a marker for resistance against black rot (Guignardia bidwellii) for use in grapevine breeding Details of Development of a marker for resistance against black rot (Guignardia bidwellii) for use in grapevine breeding
- Interpretative 3D plant architecture Details of Interpretative 3D plant architecture
- Investigation of the relevance of candidate genes in the major resistance QTL region of 'Regent' to powdery mildew (Erisyhe necator) Details of Investigation of the relevance of candidate genes in the major resistance QTL region of 'Regent' to powdery mildew (Erisyhe necator)
- Investigation of transcriptional regulation and functional characterisation of fungus disease candidate resistance genes in gropevine Details of Investigation of transcriptional regulation and functional characterisation of fungus disease candidate resistance genes in gropevine
- Investigations for maintenance of genetic resources of grapevines Details of Investigations for maintenance of genetic resources of grapevines
- Test of new varieties and breeding strains under the regime for organic viticulture Details of Test of new varieties and breeding strains under the regime for organic viticulture
- The development of molecular markers for the resistance towards Plasmopara viticola of the Asian wild species V. amurensis Details of The development of molecular markers for the resistance towards Plasmopara viticola of the Asian wild species V. amurensis
- Trilateral Project: GrapeReSeq; Large scale re-sequencing in the Vitis genus for identification of resistance genes, SNP discovery and high throughput genotyping Details of Trilateral Project: GrapeReSeq; Large scale re-sequencing in the Vitis genus for identification of resistance genes, SNP discovery and high throughput genotyping
- Use of genetic resources of the European wild grape for the breeding of black rot and mildew resistant grapevines Details of Use of genetic resources of the European wild grape for the breeding of black rot and mildew resistant grapevines
Involved in research projects:
- Ensuring survival of the wild vine Vitis vinifera L. var sylvestris Gmelin in the Rhine by targeted in situ management ' Details of Ensuring survival of the wild vine Vitis vinifera L. var sylvestris Gmelin in the Rhine by targeted in situ management '
- Use of genetic resources of the European wild grape for the breeding of black rot and mildew resistant grapevines Details of Use of genetic resources of the European wild grape for the breeding of black rot and mildew resistant grapevines
- Use of genetic resources of the European wild grape for the breeding of black rot and mildew resistant grapevines Details of Use of genetic resources of the European wild grape for the breeding of black rot and mildew resistant grapevines