Dr. Bernd Horneburg
Georg-August-University
Goettingen, Dep. of Crop Sciences
Von-Siebold-Str. 8
D - 37075 Goettingen
bhorneb@gwdg.de
Standortanpassung und Ökologische Züchtung
The working group investigates the use of genotype x environment interactions and site specific adaptation. Research is frequently carried out on-farm in cooperation with the entire food chain, from soil to plate. Methods of organic beeding of various crops are analyzed and developed.
BSc and MSc students are welcome in all projects.
Technical assistance:
Barbara Wedemeyer-Kremer
Viola Clemens
The Organic Outdoor Tomato Project was established in 2003 with up to 34 experimental locations in Germany. International cooperation includes research institutions, extension service, botanical gardens, commercial and amateur gardens.
Horneburg, B., 2010: Participation, utilization and development of genetic resources in the Organic Outdoor Tomato Project. In: Goldringer I, Dawson J, Rey F, Vettoretti A (eds.) Breeding for resilience: a strategy for organic and low-input farming systems? EUCARPIA 2nd Conference of the "Organic and Low-Input Agriculture" Section. P. 139-142. http://orgprints.org/18171/1/Breeding_for_resilience%2DBook_of_abstracts.pdf
Site specific adaptation in on-farm management of lentil landraces (Lens culinaris Medik.).
Expansion of soybean cultivation in Germany through adaptation by breeding and optimization of crop production. Selection for cold tolerance, weed tolerance, and early maturity.
Cooperation with Landwirtschaftliches Technologiezentrum Augustenberg, Sojaförderring, Fachhochschule Osnabrück, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau D and CH, Julius Kühn-Institut, Life Food GmbH, Naturland e.V., Universität Hohenheim, Landessaatzuchtanstalt; Universität Kassel, Fachgebiet Ökologischer Land- und Pflanzenbau. Associated partners Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil / Switzerland; Universität für Bodenkultur / Austria; Pflanzenzucht Oberlimpurg.
Culinaris
Sub-projects:
• Selection, registration, and marketing of new organic outdoor tomato varieties.
• Performance and quality of heritage tomatoes in low input organic management.
• Performance and quality of genetic resources of leafy vegetables of the species Brassica rapa, B. napus, B. juncea, B. carinata, Diplotaxis tenuifolia, D. muralis, and Eruca sativa in pot and field cultivation.
• Screening landraces of curly cale (Brassica oleracea) for performance and quality in organic management.
Radicchio und sugarloaf (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) - Development of populations and evaluation of breeding methods useful for organic horticulture.
