4 Microscope pictures of Gentiana asclepiadea
©UBT/ TUGraz

Gentiana asclepiadea-Alpine plant phyllosphere colonized by native seed microbiota during gnotobiotic germination; © TU Graz/UBT

Research Projects

Here you can find our third-part funded projects – please visit all homepages!

1. Excalibur.
Full title: Exploiting the multifunctional potential of belowground biodiversity in horticultural farming
Funding organization: EU
Contact: Samuel Bickel
Website:  https://www.excaliburh2020.eu/en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/excaliburh2020

2. HEDIMED.
Full title: Human Exposomic Determinants of Immune Mediated Diseases
Funding organization: EU
Contact: Wisnu Wicaksono
Website: https://www.hedimed.eu/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HEDIMED2020

3. WTZ.
Full title: Improving fruit and vegetable health and food safety
Funding organization: ÖAD: AUSTRIA / SOUTH AFRICA JOINT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION
Contact: Birgit Wassermann

4. Bioinsecticides.
Full title: Biological to protect sugar beets against insects
Funding organization: Industry
Contact: Adrian Wolfgang

5. Microbiome Biotechnology.
Platform: FFG-ACIB  
Contact: Birgit Wassermann
Website: https://www.acib.at/

6. CARA
Full title: CARA- Climate change adaption through flood-reducing agriculture
Funding organization: FFG, Klima-und Energiefonds
Contact: : Samuel Bickel

 

7. SPIN-FERT
Full title: Innovative practices, tools and products to boost soil fertility and peat substitution in horticultural crops
Funding organization: EU
Contact: Samuel Bickel

 

8. Green Manure
Full title: Green manuring as a tool for improvement of soil microbiome and quality of vegetables in sustainable agriculture
Contact: Birgit Wassermann