Dr. Kerstin Flath
Wissenschaftliche Direktorin / Institute for Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland

Contact
- Telephone: +49 0 3946 47-6601
- E-mail: kerstin.flath@ julius-kuehn. de
Address
Julius Kühn-Institut
Institute for Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland
Stahnsdorfer Damm 81
14532 Kleinmachnow
Julius Kühn-Institut
Institute for Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland
Stahnsdorfer Damm 81
14532 Kleinmachnow
Tasks
- Evaluation of potato and cereal varieties for resistance to biotrophic fungal diseases within the scope of the official variety testing
- Harmonisation of the official resistance testing to potato wart disease within the EU
- Virulence monitoring of fungal pathogen populations in cereal and potato cropping
- Identification of mildew and rust resistance genes in cereal varieties and breeding material
- Development of concepts for minimizing fungal pathogens in integrated and ecological farming
Memberships
- German Phytomedical Society (DPG): Working groups Integrated Plant Protection, Mycology and Host-Parasite-Interactions
- Society for Plant Breeding (GPZ): Committee of the working group for potato breeding and production of planting stock
- German Federation of Private Plant Breeders (GFP): Departments potatoes and cereals
- Board of appeal for potatoes of the Federal Plant Variety Office (BSA)
Scientific publication and communication networks
- OpenAgrar: View publications