Fields of Research

Crop and pasture protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Plant pathology
Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)

Research Objectives

Field grown vegetable crops

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Moments of weaknesses - exploiting vulnerabilities between germination and encystment in the Phytomyxea; Biological Reviews
Subversion of phytomyxae cell communication with surrounding environment to control soilborne diseases; a case study of cytosolic Ca²⁺ signal disruption in zoospores of Spongospora subterranea; Frontiers in Microbiology
Susceptibility of opium poppy and pyrethrum to root infection by Spongospora subterranea; Journal of Phytopathology
Zoosporangial root infection of tomato by Spongospora subterranea in hydroponic and glasshouse culture results in diminished plant growth; Journal of Phytopathology

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision