Tasks

• Leader of the work group grapevine breeding
• Breeding of new robust and fungus-resistant grapevine varieties with high wine quality
• Marker-assisted selection (MAS) and phenotyping
• Stacking of resistance loci to increase resistance level and durability
• Identification and introgression of new sources of resistance
• Phenological adaptation to climate change
• Evaluation and phenotyping of genetic resources with regard to breeding-relevant characteristics