Today we’re celebrating 15 years of the Wheat Initiative (WI) at the WI Secretariat in Berlin! 🌾🎉 Since 2018, the WI has been coordinating global wheat research from the @jki-research.bsky.social in Dahlem. Hurray to 15 years of collaboration, coordination and impact! 🥳🌍

🎉 #Congratulations to the @wheatinitiative.bsky.social on its 15th anniversary! This vibrant #research community contributes to improving #wheat productivity and quality, as well as sustainable wheat production, around the world. 🌾 We wish the Wheat Initiative all the best for the future.

#FoodSecurity Versus Environmental Health: #Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the #environment can have negative effects. New Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Food Security Versus Environmental Health: The Nitrogen Dilemma

Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the environment can have negative effects. Here, we review the historical dev...

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🍎 Der Gala-Apfel gehört zu den bekanntesten Apfelsorten Deutschlands. Mithilfe von Cisgenen kann die Sorte widerstandsfähiger gegen zwei Krankheiten gemacht werden, die im Obstbau erhebliche Ernteausfälle verursachen können. @jki-research.bsky.social 👉 www.scienceindustries.ch/_file/39929/...

🍇 Ein paar Impressionen von unserer #YesWiClim Exkursion in die Pfalz! Von der Rebschule Freytag in Neustadt bis zum @jki-research.bsky.social Siebeldingen: Im Fokus standen #PIWIs, aktuelle #Rebenzüchtung und Strategien für den #Weinbau im Klimawandel. 🌱 Danke für den spannenden Austausch! 🇱🇺🇩🇪🇧🇪🇫🇷

Join us for the next webinar in our PlantEd series 🌱 📅 Tuesday 15 Sept 🕑 2PM BST | 3PM CEST 🧬 Ft. talks from: Ralf Wilhelm @jki-research.bsky.social @epsoeurope.bsky.social Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social @leibnizipk.bsky.social Register for free 👉 buff.ly/8eXxZEh #plantscience #NGT

🌳 New research by Anna Candotti @unibz.bsky.social, Henrik Hartmann (JKI), and Enrico Tomelleri (UNIBZ), published by @forestryjfr.bsky.social. The findings improve understanding of early #forest decline and support better #monitoring strategies. #forestecology #insects #treestress #JFR

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🌳Can forests show stress before damage is visible? Our research by @etomelleri.bsky.social @annacandotti.bsky.social and Henrik Hartmann found stem growth stopped before water transport declined in beetle infested Norway spruce. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #JFR #ForestHealth #ForestResearch

Prof Dr Jens Wegener (JKI) argues that spray #drones are a stress test for European technology governance. Europe does not lack expertise; it lacks connected structures. Harmonised testing, interoperable data & shared assessment capacity are needed to keep pace with innovation. tinyurl.com/4byzft7d

From fragmented testing to shared European capacity

Spray drones are more than a new agricultural technology. They reveal how rapidly evolving systems can outpace fragmented European testing, regulation, and governance

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From #research project to specialised product for #sainfoin cultivation: a bacterium isolated at the JKI is turned into a commercial inoculum by a German seed company. 🔬 @torstenthuenen.bsky.social @sam-ashrafi.bsky.social 🦠 English press release: www.julius-kuehn.de/en/press-rel...

PI2026-06: Forage crop gets growth boost from newly discovered beneficial bacterial species

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🐭 Rodent Pests. Ecology and Management (3rd Edition). Authors/editors Jens Jacob (JKI) and Grant R. Singleton (Visiting Prof @uniofgreenwich.bsky.social, UK). This revised edition focuses on both ecology and management of #rodents - expertise of 45 authors from 20 countries. tinyurl.com/ykstywy9

#BeesUp 🐝 wurde für die Bienenfördermaßnahmen in Braunschweig als UN-Dekade Gewinnerprojekt ausgezeichnet! 🥳🥳🥳 @jki-research.bsky.social

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Im Rahmen der UN-Dekade Wiederherstellung von Ökosystemen haben wir mit dem @umweltministerium.de versch. Projekte zur Wiederherstellung von Bestäuberpopulationen ausgezeichnet. Die Gewinner zeigen, was wir für Biene & Co. tun können. www.undekade-restoration.de/projektwettb... Foto:Henri Greil,JKI

🌱 Der Call for Workshops für den International Grassland Congress (IGC) 2027 ist eröffnet! Reiche deine Workshop-Idee bis 1. Februar 2027 ein und gestalte das Kongressprogramm mit. 📍13.–18. Juni 2027 | Leipzig @jki-research.bsky.social | @thuenen.de | ZALF Mehr Infos: igc2027.org/call-for...

Forschende des @jki-research.bsky.social in Braunschweig haben an der Wurzel der Esparsette den Bakterienstamm 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴 OM4 isoliert, der der Futterpflanze einen Wachstumskick verschafft, indem er die Pflanze mit Stickstoff versorgt. Bild: Wurzeln mit Knöllchen © S. Ashrafi/JKI

🇪🇹 German-Ethiopian Institutional Partnership on Plant Variety Breeding, Testing and Seed Multiplication: JKI training #workshop at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research #EIAR in Addis Ababa, led by Prof Benjamin Stich, Head of the JKI Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops.

The potential of winter annual cultivation of #caraway (Carum carvi L.) under changing climate conditions: Exploring genetic resources and evaluating cultivation system and sowing density. 📄 New paper published! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Climate change affects spring-sown #caraway. Autumn-sown winter annuals may stabilise yields by using cool-season rain. Trials found 26 genotypes with good winter survival. Higher sowing density raised yields. Wet years caused seed shattering issues. 📄 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #Carumcarvi

🇪🇺 As #Europe faces mounting pressure to make #agriculture more resilient, a new Horizon Europe project is bringing together key actors from across the crop breeding #research & innovation #ecosystem. #COLiBRI officially launched on 8-9 July at the JKI in Berlin. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5bv9j5zy @ec.europa.eu

🇩🇪🤝🇨🇴 As part of the German-Colombian Agroecology Demonstration and Training Project (Proyecto Agroecológico Colombo-Alemán, #PACA), a delegation from Colombia's Ministry of Agriculture and JKI partner #AGROSAVIA visited our institutes in Berlin and Dossenheim to strengthen collaboration. paca.com.co

Welche Faktoren die Vermehrung beeinflussen und was gegen die Raupen unternommen wird – darüber hab ich im Dlf mit Nadine Bräsicke gesprochen. Sie forscht @jki-research.bsky.social in Braunschweig zu waldlebenden Insekten. Erste Frage: Gibt es in diesem Jahr besonders viele Eichenprozessionsspinner?

👉 Conservation #agriculture in #Argentina and #Germany: a comparative review of adoption pathways and environmental outcomes. The paper explores the evolution of agriculture in both countries & highlights how history, policies, and local contexts shape the adoption of sustainable farming practices.

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Conservation Agriculture links productivity with ecological sustainability. To which extent is it implemented in ARG🇦🇷 and GER🇩🇪? Find the answer here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Great collaboration between @jki-research.bsky.social and Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria INTA

👆Two master’s theses available! Our co-applicant @jki-research.bsky.social is currently offering two master’s theses in the exciting field of challenges in pests and diseases management within FAIRagro. Interested? Click here for all the relevant information: t1p.de/8c9xj

Zwei Masterarbeiten zu vergeben! - FAIRagro

Im FAIRagro Use Case 3 werden Lösungen entwickelt, um Daten zu Schädlingen, Krankheiten und Ertragswirkungen besser standardisieren und integrieren zu können: Wie stark reduzieren Schädlinge und Krank...

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#Virus diseases can cause extensive losses in #agriculture. Together with partners, JKI scientists identified a host PPR protein involved in infection with Japanese soil-borne wheat mosaic virus and began characterizing its function during infection. @microbiologysociety.org 🔗 tinyurl.com/4wh6naks

At the #RATION summer school in Greece, participants trained in risk assessment of dsRNA-based pesticides. The topic was presented by Dr K. Amari Baba, accompanied by Dr Sascha Patz and Dr Simon Lewin (all JKI). The EU project promotes innovation in low-risk pesticide assessment. www.ration-lrp.eu

On 28 May, students of the international #AgriGenomics Master's programme at @uni-kiel.de visited @agmicro-lab.bsky.social and JKI Institutes in Braunschweig. The visit included lectures, laboratory insights, greenhouse tours and presentations on #plant protection #research. It was a pleasure! 💚#CAU

🌱 JKI supports sustainable #farming innovation in #Uruguay through the Uruguayan–German Dialogue on Agriculture #DAUA with regional #research partnerships, including #soil microbiome research and #agricultural dialogue initiatives. @doreenbabin.bsky.social 🎥 youtu.be/R51Tf0PuMWk?...

Salud del suelo y fijación de carbono | Soil health and carbon fixation

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Spotlight on Small #Water Bodies: Extensive Surveys Across Three Federal States As part of the #MonViA project, extensive fieldwork has recently been successfully completed: a total of 100 new small water bodies were sampled across three federal states in Germany. Read more: tinyurl.com/3f8u26n2

Der @ndr.de berichtet über die Wildbienen-Erstnachweise für Niedersachsen! 🐝🥳 @bsggoettingen.bsky.social @jki-research.bsky.social @habitecture.bsky.social @funcagroeco.bsky.social @cblei.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

Erstmals in Niedersachsen - Forschende weisen sieben seltene Wildbienenarten nach

Forschende aus Göttingen, Braunschweig, Lüneburg und Hamburg haben eine Studie zum Bestand der Wildbienen durchgeführt.

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Am zweiten Tag des Journalistenkollegs von @leibnizipk.bsky.social und @jki-research.bsky.social zum Thema "Hitze und Trockenheit" ging es heute u.a. in den Harz: Henrik Hartmann vom JKI, erklärte, warum Duftstoffe ein Schlüssel im Kampf gegen den Borkenkäfer sein könnten. Sehr spannend!

Highlighting partnership of the Wheat Initiative & @proweizen.bsky.social Great to be back at the 11th #proWeizen Conference at @JKI_Bund!🌾 From April 14-16, 70+ experts gathered to discuss the future of wheat. A huge thank you to GFPi and @jki-research.bsky.social for hosting this vital exchange!🤝

🐝🐝🐝 Sieben neue Wildbienenarten für Niedersachsen entdeckt! 🐝🐝🐝 Artikel in Kooperation von Fachleuten der @bsggoettingen.bsky.social @habitecture.bsky.social @jki-research.bsky.social @funcagroeco.bsky.social @cblei.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de ua. Download▶️ www.researchgate.net/publication/...

International #Symposium on Plasmid Biology 2026 takes place in Berlin. Join global experts for 5 days of exchange on plasmid research. Registration is open and abstracts are invited (deadline 24 April). plasmid-biology-2026.de #PlasmidBiology2026 #ScientificConference #Microbiology #PlasmidResearch