Tasks

• Development of novel tools and strategies for the integrated sustainable control of fungal pathogens in oilseed rape cultivations
• Characterization of German Plasmodiophora brassicae-populations and possible strategies to suppress the clubroot disease in oilseed rape fields
• Studies on the occurrence of fungicide resistance in oilseed rape cultivations through monitoring programs
• Evaluation of fungicide resistance management strategies
• Screening for disease resistance in oilseed rape cultivars / lines against fungal diseases during the official examination for German federal office of plant varieties (BSA)
• Efficacy evaluation of fungicides and plant growth regulators in the context of the authorisation of plant protection products