The Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - JPDP is the official scientific communication organ of the German Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health (DPG). Since 01.01.2016 it is published by Springer publisher.

by Emmanuel O. Benjamin, Giselher Grabenweger, Hermann Strasser & Justus Wesseler in Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection: Biological control methods offer an economic alternative in certified maize and potato production and can help to increase competitiveness in agriculture.The sustainability of the use of biological control methods could be calculated using the "MISTICs Model (Maximum Incremental Social Tolerable Irreversible Costs).

MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY PUBLISHED BY BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY AND JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD

Mycology Tyrol experts from the University of Innsbruck, together with international colleagues, present Plasmodiophora brassicae and other plant pathogenic protists, including oomycetes infecting algae, in a review article.

 LK-Präsident Josef Hechenberger, Maschinenring Oberland-GF Gottfried Gabl, LKGrünlandberater Lukas Peer, Vizebürgermeister Martin Kapeller, Ortsbauernobmann Benedikt van Staa und Hermann Strasser von der Universität Innsbruck.

Hermann Strasser talks about the use of his biocontrol agent Melocont® Pilzgerste to reduce the cockchafer population in infested areas of East-, North- and South Tyrol. Thanks to the excellent cooperation between the University, Land Tirol, Landwirtschaftskammer and Maschinenring this in the 1990s initiated pilot project was a huge success.

Myk2018 Scientific Conference of the German speaking Mycological Society (DMykG) e. V

The 52st Scientific Conference of the German speaking Mycological Society (DMykG) e. V will take place from 6.–8. September 2018 in Innsbruck.

Mycology Tyrol Symposium 2017

On Friday, the 29th of October 2017, the first Mycology Mini-Symposium was held at the University of Innsbruck, welcoming around 60 participants. Organized by members of the mycological filed of research at the Institute of Microbiology, the meeting aimed to show the broad spectrum of mycological research in Innsbruck which reaches from biological fundamental research to applied microbiology.