Breeding and seed production

In the climatically disadvantaged grassland production areas of Austria, the availability of suitable varieties is limited because international breeders do not serve the Alpine region with their own breeding programs as the market is too small....

Plant-growing alternatives - special crops

Our focus in this area is fruit and viticulture. Due to the steep slopes, which are often exposed to the south, enormous erosion damage can occur if there is a lack of ground cover. Permanent greenery adapted to the location...

Crop production alternatives - arable crops

Until the last century, agriculture was widespread in the inner Alpine regions. In addition to potatoes, various types of grain were also grown for human and livestock nutrition. In recent years the cultivation...

Gene conservation for grassland species and varieties

The changes in the management of our cultural landscape have increased rapidly in recent years. This also applies to grassland farming. An ecologically oriented, environmentally friendly, heavily subsidy-dependent...