6th German Lupin Conference
On the invitation of the German Lupin Association the 6th German Lupin Conference (like the previous five conferences) was held in Heidelberg on 26 and 27 January 2006. The local organiser was Prof. Dr. Michael Wink (Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology of the University of Heidelberg).
The meeting was attended by 38 participants from different fields of activity: nutrition, science, plant production, breeding, processing, trade. Sixteen papers were presented, covering many aspects of lupin investigation, including animal and human nutrition, agronomy, diseases and plant protection, plant breeding, variety trials and seed quality. As in the previous conferences, much time was left for mutual exchange of experiences and for discussion. On the evening of the 26 January pictures and a video of the 11th International Lupin Conference (Mexico, May 2005) were presented by those who had attended.
The annual assembly of the German Lupin Association (Gesellschaft zur Foederung der Lupine e. V.) also took place during the conference.
An analysis of the conference appears in the German magazine RAPS: Römer, P. (2006). Lupinen - europäische Körnerleguminosen mit Tradition und Zukunft (Subtitle: Bericht von der 6. Heidelberger Lupinentagung). No. 2, 104-105.
Source and further information: P. Roemer (
Roemer.GFL@t-online.de).
