Projects of the Horticulture Research Group
Long-term protection of the Fragaria and Rubus gene pool

Be it Lambada, White Pineapple, Wädenswil 6, Evergreen Blackberry or Red Raspberry from Zurich - the variety of colours, shapes and flavours of strawberry (Fragaria) and raspberry / blackberry (Rubus) is enormous. The long-term protection and maintenance of this gene pool is essential for future breeding as well as from a socio-cultural perspective.
The aim of the project is to establish both a primary collection of virus-free potted plants in an insect-proof greenhouse and a duplicate backup collection in the form of meristems, which will be cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen at -196°C..
Client: Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
Duration: 2019 - 2026
Further Information: Julia Lietha
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Detection of Bois noir phytoplasma in the vectoring ciciid Hyalethes obsoletus.
Bois noir is a yellow disease of grapevines (Vitis vinifera) caused by phytoplasmas belonging to the class 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'. These phytoplasmas live mostly on bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). By accident they are transmitted by the ciciid Hyalesthes obsoletus to V. ...
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Expression of Vitis vinifera genes during downy mildew infection
Plasmopara viticola, an oomycete causing downy mildew of grapevines (Vitis vinifera), is one of the major pathogenes in grape production in many grape growing regions world wide. We are interested in genes of V. vinifera expressed during the first 24 h post inoculation.