Research projects
1. New resistant grape varieties: Vine defense mechanisms against pathogens
- "VitiFit" project: Healthy vines (Vitis vinifera) in organic viticulture through research, innovation and transfer
- The Rpv3- and Rpv12-dependent defense mechanism against Plasmopara viticola and its impact on plant protection management
- Investigation of the recognition of Plasmopara viticola by VRP1 receptors and the regulation of pathogen defense by the transcription factors VvWRKY33 and VvERF5 in grapevine (Vitis sp.)
- Evaluation of the resistance mechanisms of new fungus-resistant grape varieties and their influence on the potential savings in plant protection
2. constituents of the grape berry and their influence on grape quality
- Identification and regulation of the genes of the stilbene biosynthesis pathway of grapevine (funded by DFG, duration 2016-2020)
- Regulation of stilbene biosynthesis in Vitis vinifera by the transcription factors VvMYB14 and VvMYB15 (funded by BMBF, duration 2010-2015)
- Regulation of the biosynthesis of flavonoids in grapevine. Doctoral theses by Dr. Stefan Czemmel and Dr. Simon Heppel, University of Heidelberg.