Christian is in charge of all upstream R&D activities that supports the development of new grass varieties and solutions through DLF’s global breeding setup. With a previous position as head of turf breeding for Greater Europe, Christian is well-acquainted with any topic related to turf development. He has pioneered the implementation of a number of cutting-edge technologies into modern grass breeding, such as genomic selection, remote sensing, advanced root- and drought screening. He holds a master of science and a PhD from the Agricultural University of Copenhagen in plant molecular biology. He is currently board member in the International Turfgrass Society (ITS).
From July 10 to 15, almost 300 researchers and professionals attended the 14th International Turfgrass Research Conference, which was held in Copenhagen. Under the...
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