Coordination

The department develops and coordinates advisory-related field trials in order to find solutions to current challenges and problems in the areas of plant protection and varieties. The field trials are planned and carried out by the coordination committee at the IfZ in cooperation with the regional working groups for sugar beet trials. On behalf of the Federal Office of Plant Varieties, the department is responsible for the technical organisation of sugar beet variety registration trials, including quality analysis. Cooperation with federal and state authorities as well as with companies from the fields of plant breeding and plant protection is an important part of driving innovation in sugar beet cultivation.

Main research areas

• Evaluation of the yield performance of varieties

• Testing disease resistance in varieties

• Integrated pest management in sugar beet

Methodology

• Complex field trials

• Chemical analysis of the quality of sugar beet