Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)

@jki-research.bsky.social

Securing tomorrow’s resources: The JKI is the Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants in Germany and one of four departmental research institutes of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (#BMLEH). www.julius-kuehn.de/en/

@wielandheim.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:50 AMReposted by @jki-research.bsky.social

First skylarks of the season tagged with SigFox transmitters from @animaltracking.bsky.social + fecal samples collected for #pesticide screening in cooperation with @jki-research.bsky.social

This year we are working on Helgoland - many thanks to @ifv-whv.bsky.social for hosting us!

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 12:55 PMReposted by @jki-research.bsky.social

ICYMI - you can watch this week's PlantEd webinar online now!

📜 Ralf Wilhelm: “The EPSO Working Group on Agricultural Technologies and the EU Legislation on NGT” 🔗 buff.ly/E29hzcd

🧬 Robert Hoffie: "Targeted Diversity: Base Editing to engineer Virus Resistance in Barley" 🔗 buff.ly/hyLDRCP

@jki-research.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 6:36 AM

🐛New paper: RNAi could offer a targeted, insecticide-free way to control aphids, but protecting dsRNA inside the insect & making it functional is hard. In our study on Acyrthosiphon pisum, we show dsRNA is taken up & reaches the gut, but aphid endonucleases degrade it quickly
🔗 tinyurl.com/57tfrf8m

@jki-research.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 8:54 AM

Happy anniversary, Wheat Initiative! It has been 15 great years for global wheat research! 🌾🎉

@wheatinitiative.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 7:26 AMReposted by @jki-research.bsky.social

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! 🥳🌍

@jki-research.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 7:05 AM

🎉 #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.

@jki-research.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 7:28 AM

#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/...