Dr. agr. Christian Bruns
Senior Scientist, Project Manager
- Telephone
- +49 5542 98-1543
- ch.bruns[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
- Location
- Nordbahnhofstraße 1a
37213 Witzenhausen
- Room
- WIZ, Grüne Schachtel, Raum 1606
| since 1999 | Senior Scientist at the Departments of Organic Farming & Cropping and Ecological Plant Protection at the University of Kassel |
| 1997-1999 | Employee at Engineer Office PlanCoTec, Neu-Eichenberg |
| 1990-1996 | PhD, Junior Scientist, University of Kassel, Dissertation "Suppressive effects of composts from separately collected organic wastes and cattle manure compost on soilborne diseases" (Prof. Dr. H. Vogtmann) |
| 1987-1990 | Study of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Göttingen, Diploma-thesis: "Survival of some phytopathogens during composting of yard and biogenic waste" (Prof. Dr. G. Wolf) |
| 1983-1987 | Study of agriculture, University of Kassel, Diploma-thesis: "Phytosanitary effects of selected compost from different raw materials against the root rot pathogen Pythium ultimum" (Dr. C. Schüler) |
| 1981-1983 | Vocational training on-farm |
- European Association for Potato Research (EAPR)
- International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR)
- Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (DPG)
- Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems (2012-2015) in collaboration with the Ecological plant protection group
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility (2009-2013)
- Assessments of the susceptibility of winter pea varieties for soil borne diseases in dependence of genotyp and fallow pause (2012)
- Sustainable diversification strategies in potato based farming systems in Kenyan highland regions (Concept Note GlobE) (01/2012-06/2012)
- On station and on farm experiments with breeders and framers to control Rizoctonia solani with composts in potatoes (2008-2012)
- Control of Rhizoctonia solani (2008-2010)
- Improving quality and safety and reduction of cost in the European and 'low input' food supply chains (QLIF). (2004-2009)
- Blight-MOP: Development of a systems approach for the management of late blight (caused by Phytophthora infestans) in EU organic potato production (2001-2005) {as group member of the Ecological plant protection group)
- Development of quality assurance strategies for suppressive composts in organic horticulture (2002-2003)
- Use of mycorrhiza-fungi and quality-composts in young plant production in organic vegetable and ornamental growing (2002-2003)
- Suppressive Composts to control soil borne diseases in organic horticultural farms (1999-2002)