Field of work: genetic resources and breeding methods
- Evaluation of agronomical and morphological traits, characterization of secondary metabolites
- Evaluation of biotic resistance and abiotic stress tolerance
- Plant breeding research for basics of hybrid breeding
- Intergeneric- and interspecific hybridization
- Phenotyping for genetic analysis and marker development

Field of work: biotechnology
- Methods for extended use of genetic resources such as embryo rescue and somatic hybridization
- Creation of new variability through somaclonal variation and mutagenesis in vitro
- Development of new plant material by haploid production, polyploidization and gene transfer
- Use of in vitro methods for conservation of plant genetic resources
- Investigation of production of secondary metabolites in callus and suspension cultures

Field of work: molecular markers and genome analysis
- Development of molecular markers for the evaluation of genetic resources, phylogenetic investigations
- Genome mapping, marker assisted selection (smart breeding)
- Identification and isolation of candidate genes
- Analysis of structure and function of genes relevant for breeding
- Cytogenetic research of chromosome and genome organization, mechanisms of chromosome elimination processes