Horticulture Centre (KOGA)
The objective of the Horticulture Centre of Excellence (Koga) safeguarding and promoting the efficiency and competitiveness in research and education in horticulture and the development, optimization and deployment of new technologies for use in horticulture. The Horticulture Centre of Excellence acts as an integrative platform for inter-and transdisciplinary work and opens up the potential of the resources contributed by the partners for the horticultural research. Other objects and objectives the identification of priority horticultural scientific problems in the recruitment and support of interdisciplinary working groups for the scientific project work the acquisition of external funding for joint research projects the development of new products and technologies the study, teaching, training and education function the enrichment of teaching and training of undergraduates and graduate students by facilitating the interaction with active interdisciplinary research and project groups support for the external representation of current scientific research, horticulture and public relations activities enabling a rapid transfer of research results in the target groups and bodies.
Address
Horticulture Centre (KOGA)
Meckenheimer Straße 40
53359 Rheinbach
North Rhine-Westphalia
Phone: 49-(0)2225-7854
Fax: 49-(0) 228-73-2140
email: mail(@)ko-ga.eu
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Fruticulture
- Horticulture
- Postharvest
- Technology
- Vegetable cultivation
Coordinated projects
- Development of a strategy to reduce or substitution of copper for scab control in organic fruit growing Details of Development of a strategy to reduce or substitution of copper for scab control in organic fruit growing
- Frucht macht Schule. Work package 3: Analysis of the quality Details of Frucht macht Schule. Work package 3: Analysis of the quality
- Frucht macht Schule. Work package 5: Training concerning hygiene during preparation and storage of fruit and vegetables Details of Frucht macht Schule. Work package 5: Training concerning hygiene during preparation and storage of fruit and vegetables
- Frucht macht Schule. Work package 6: Pilot project Details of Frucht macht Schule. Work package 6: Pilot project
- Innovative Cropping Techniques to increase soil health in organic fruit tree crops Details of Innovative Cropping Techniques to increase soil health in organic fruit tree crops
- Inokulumreduzierung the scab as a contribution to the copper reduction or waiver of copper in organic apple production Details of Inokulumreduzierung the scab as a contribution to the copper reduction or waiver of copper in organic apple production
- Quality assurance in organic medicinal and aromatic plants cultivation - Workshop series for the training of agricultural and horticultural enterprises Details of Quality assurance in organic medicinal and aromatic plants cultivation - Workshop series for the training of agricultural and horticultural enterprises
Involved in research projects:
- Frucht macht Schule. Work package 1: Status quo-analysis and project design Details of Frucht macht Schule. Work package 1: Status quo-analysis and project design
- Frucht macht Schule. Work package 2: Qualitative analysis of the current supply system of the EU-Schulobstprogramm NRW Details of Frucht macht Schule. Work package 2: Qualitative analysis of the current supply system of the EU-Schulobstprogramm NRW
- Frucht macht Schule. Work package 4: Holistic examination of the qualitative studies Details of Frucht macht Schule. Work package 4: Holistic examination of the qualitative studies
- Frucht macht Schule. Work packages 7 + 8: Public relations and transfer of knowledge + Project management Details of Frucht macht Schule. Work packages 7 + 8: Public relations and transfer of knowledge + Project management