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:
- Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection/IPP
Details of Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection/IPP
1) Security by sustainable plant protection - Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests
Details of Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests
2) Safety by prevention of economically relevant product damages - ATB Department 6 Horticultural Engineering
Details of ATB Department 6 Horticultural Engineering
3) Security by product control - Vegetable Systems Modelling
Details of Vegetable Systems Modelling
4) Scheduled production of vegetables from the open ground - Institute of Farm Economics
Details of Institute of Farm Economics
6) Comparative evaluation of production processes - Fachgebiet Biosystem- und Gartenbautechnik
Details of Fachgebiet Biosystem- und Gartenbautechnik
7) Knowledge transfer, research and education in the network
Subprojects
1) Security by sustainable plant protection
- WeGa - Work packages of the University of Hannover - Detailsof WeGa - Work packages of the University of Hannover
2) Safety by prevention of economically relevant product damages
- WeGa - Prevention of latent damage (Phytophthora) - Measures for Rhododendron - Detailsof WeGa - Prevention of latent damage (Phytophthora) - Measures for Rhododendron
- WeGa - Work package 2, 3 - Detailsof WeGa - Work package 2, 3
- WeGa - competence network - Prevention of latent damage (Phytophthora) - Measures for Rhododendron - Detailsof WeGa - competence network - Prevention of latent damage (Phytophthora) - Measures for Rhododendron
3) Security by product control
- WeGa - Work Packages 3.2, 4.6 and 4.7 - Detailsof WeGa - Work Packages 3.2, 4.6 and 4.7
4) Scheduled production of vegetables from the open ground
- WeGa - Work Packages 4.5 and 5.2 - Detailsof WeGa - Work Packages 4.5 and 5.2
- WeGa - Work package 4.8 - Detailsof WeGa - Work package 4.8
5) Scheduled production of ornamental plants in protected systems (cold tolerance)
- WeGa -Work packages 3.3, 5.1 and 6.4 - Detailsof WeGa -Work packages 3.3, 5.1 and 6.4
6) Comparative evaluation of production processes
- WeGa - Work package 6.5 - Detailsof WeGa - Work package 6.5
7) Knowledge transfer, research and education in the network
- WeGa - Coordination - Detailsof WeGa - Coordination
- WeGa - Work package 9.2: Efficient knowledge systems to support new technologies in horticulture - Detailsof WeGa - Work package 9.2: Efficient knowledge systems to support new technologies in horticulture
- WeGa - Work package 9.3 - Detailsof WeGa - Work package 9.3


