Fruit growing research institute Jork
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Fruit growing research institute |
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| founding | April 1, 1935 |
| Headquarters | Moor end |
| Authority management | Karsten Klopp |
| Servants | 25th |
| Web presence | www.ova-jork.de |
The fruit growing research institute Jork deals with biological and market economy issues of fruit growing .
Location and history
It is located in Jork in the Altes Land , Europe's second largest contiguous fruit-growing area. It is headed by Karsten Klopp and is subordinate to the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture .
As early as 1929, the fruit growing group was set up by Altland fruit growers to develop methods for increasing yields and to offer advice to the farms. The fruit growing research institute was added in 1935 as a scientific supplement to the fruit growing research ring. The first director was Ernst-Ludwig Loewel . In the beginning, research was mainly carried out into ways of combating the plant disease apple scab and the pest apple leaf sucker, which threatened the existence of some fruit growers . Gerhard Friedrich, for example, did research there on questions of scab treatment and developed a spore trap for ascospores .
The institute was the starting point for several new breeds of apple varieties. So the Gloster 69 emerged as a cross between bell apple and Richared (a mutant of Red Delicious ) in 1951 from a local breed. The jamba also found its origin here in 1955. The cherry varieties from Jork include Erika , Bianca , Oktavia and Regina .
All breeding activities were relocated to Pillnitz after German reunification .
Head of the institution
- 1935: Ernst-Ludwig Loewel
- 1974 to 2005: Karl-Heinz Tiemann
- since 2005: Karsten Klopp
Web links
- Website of the fruit growing research institute (currently forwarded to the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt : Experts for Crunchy Fruit , April 1, 2010