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Competence Network Horticultural value added chain (WeGa)

The aim of the research network on horticulture is to promote and long term securing the horticulture sector through pooling of scientific expertise. With the help of new varieties, the development and establishment of sustainable crop protection practices, the study of causes of product defects and new quality control procedures work is done to improve the safety of fruits, vegetables and ornamentals. Furthermore, production safety issues through controlled studies on vegetable production in the field and the energy-oriented ornamental production in greenhouses will be answered. The thematic focus of the network-wide joint research project is the product and production safety of high-intensity crop production. The focus of the research projects is on horticultural products: apple (fruit), carbon (vegetable), roses and rhododendrons (ornamental plants and shrubs).

Contract period:

2010 - 2015

Total budget:

6100000

Coordinating Institution:

Fachgebiet Biosystem- und Gartenbautechnik (BGT) Details of BGT

Work package leader:

Subprojects

1) Security by sustainable plant protection

2) Safety by prevention of economically relevant product damages

3) Security by product control

4) Scheduled production of vegetables from the open ground

5) Scheduled production of ornamental plants in protected systems (cold tolerance)

6) Comparative evaluation of production processes

7) Knowledge transfer, research and education in the network