Kale research
Contact
Prof. Dr. Dirk Albach
AG Plant Biodiversity and Evolution
Fak. V: Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences (IBU)
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Carl von Ossietzky-Str. 9-11
26111 Oldenburg
Tel.: +49 (0)441 798 3339
Fax: +49 (0)441 71641
Kale research
In search of the Oldenburg palm tree! A project of the University of the Kohltour Capital
Exploring the colourful diversity of kale and creating a perfect composition of ingredients, taste and natural pest resistance is the aim of our study! Help us to grow our Oldenburg palm from numerous varieties!
Over 50 different varieties of this delicious cabbage are currently available on the market - and they differ not only in their leaf shape, but also in their ingredients, flavour and growing conditions.
You can also experience the diversity of kale for yourself - with a visit to the Botanical Garden in Oldenburg and its kale show bed or as part of a guided kale tour. Please send your enquiry to the Botanical Garden.
Brassica oleracea cv. oldenburgia - The kale variety of Oldenburg!
Become part of our project and support the search for the best kale variety!
Not all kale is the same. Our search for different varieties has now resulted in over 50 varieties, which differ in numerous characteristics and taste differently. To ensure that our kale tours and pee lunches can be accompanied by our palm in the future, our first task is to fan out the colourful diversity within the kale representatives! Support science with a donation - directly here or via the Friends of the Botanical Garden, ILEX. Or become a sponsor of your favourite variety so far! Maybe it will be one of the mother plants of our Brassica oleracea cv. oldenburgia! We give each of our kale sponsors a certificate and seeds from the plants they have made possible! Let the palms flourish in your own garden and look forward to the results of our studies!
For the latest news and further information on kale research, please contact Maike Beyeler.
Literature
- Hahn C., Howard N.P., Albach D.C. (2022): Different Shades of Kale - Approaches to
Analyse Kale Variety Interrelations: Genes 13, no. 2: 232. - Megías-Pérez R., Hahn C., Ruiz-Matute A. I., Behrends B., Albach D. C., & Kuhnert N. (2020): Changes in low molecular weight carbohydrates in kale during development and acclimation to cold temperatures determined by chromatographic techniques coupled to mass spectrometry. Food Research International 127, 108727.
- Hahn C. (2018): The diversity of kale - Why not all kale is the same. Kulturland Oldenburg 175: 2-3.
- Albach D., Mageney V., Hahn C. (2017): Kale - A vegetable that receives too little attention. FOOD-LAB 2/2017: 6-10.
- Mageney V., Neugart S., & Albach D. C. (2017): A guide to the variability of flavonoids in Brassica oleracea. Molecules 22(2), 252.
- Mageney V., Baldermann S., & Albach D. C. (2016): Intraspecific variation in carotenoids of Brassica oleracea var. sabellica. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 64(16), 3251-3257.
- Hahn C., Müller A., Kuhnert N., & Albach D. (2016): Diversity of kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica): glucosinolate content and phylogenetic relationships. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 64(16), 3215-3225.
- Hahn C., Albach D. (2013): The comparison of different varieties of kale. Oldenburger Jahrbuch 113: 237-256.
