Research & Projects
„LTE hub“ Halle
Research hub on long-term field experiments (LTEs)
Collaborative network & interdisciplinary collaboration
Main Interest
Designing sustainable cropping systems: here we are analysing the impact of crop rotation diversification, introducing legumes and catch crops.
Assessing the impact of current and future climate scenarios on production risk and environmental adaptability of cropping systems depending on agronomic management
Developing agronomic strategies to improve soil fertility: here we are mainly interested in soil biological and physical parameter.
Designing soil conserving strategies and site adapted methods of soil cultivation
Key factors: soil cultivation, crop rotation, catch crops, plant residues, biostimulants
Key methods: lab analyses, field experiments (exact/on-farm), statistical analyses, agroecosystem modelling, empirical studies
Current Projects
DiP-SuSAKlim
Superfood from Saxony-Anhalt; climate-adapted crop rotations in organic farming and development of digital value chains for marketing
DiP-iQ Hanf
Digitalisation in the quality management of the industrial hemp value chain
EXACT
Single-plant-specific fertilization for resource-efficient and demand-optimized cultivation of rapeseed and maize in equidistant seeding
NitriKlim
Site-differentiated evaluation and crediting of nitrification inhibitors as a climate change mitigation measure in crop production