Grassland Science and Renewable Plant Resources (GNR)
Phone: | +49- (0)561-8041334
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Address: | Nordbahnhofstraße 1a
37213 Witzenhausen |
Description
The Department of Grassland Science and Renewable Plant Resources as a sector of organic agriculture science concentrate on a wide range of topics. On the one hand we focus on complex relations between grassland vegetation, site conditions, forage quality and their relevance for farming and environment. In this context legumes (e.g. white clover) play a prominent role, because of their ability to nitrogen fixation. This permits a high-quality forage production without the input of mineral fertilizers. On the other hand we ascertain new cultivation methods for plants as renewable resources for energy (e.g. biogas, biodiesel) or raw materials (e.g. material for thermal insulation). For fast and accurate determination of swards we prove new non-destructive sensory methods. They shall serve for a better decision support to optimise management of swards for farmers. These future-oriented sectors open new income sources for farming and important impulses for the discussion about the sustainable use of resources.
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Projects
02/2005 - 12/2009 | |
02/2005 - 02/2009 | |
2005 - 2027 | |
2005 - 2014 | |
01/2003 - 12/2006 | |
04/1999 - 12/2007 | |
04/1997 - 03/2004 | |
1996 - 2005 | |
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Publications
2025 | Kaetzl, K., Riegel, M., Joseph, B., Ossenbrink, R., Gerber, H., Gwenzi, W., Morck, T., Laner, D., Heinrich, T., Kromrey, V., Friedrich, K., Wachendorf, M., Stenchly, K., 2025. Biogenic activated carbons from conservation grassland biomass for organic micropollutants removal in municipal wastewater. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 26, 100588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2025.100588 |
2025 | Bachmann, K., Schmidt, S., Kaetzl, K., Morck, T., Laner, D., 2025. Environmental performance of management scenarios for urban bio-waste: A German case study on the role of sources and pathways. Waste Management 205, TBD. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.114974 |
2024 | Scheff, V., Dürl, G., Bachmann, K., Kaetzl, K., Raza, H.A., Wachendorf, M., Laner, D., Steindamm, T., Rink, A., Margraf, S., 2024. BioRestBrennstoff - Energieeffiziente Nutzung sekundärer biogener Rest- und Abfallstoffe in Biomassefeuerungen durch stufenweise Aufbereitung und Brennstoffkonfektionierung; Energetische Biomassenutzung : Schlussbericht : Laufzeit 03/2021-02/2024. https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1914522176 |
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2024 | Hu, J., Wachendorf, M., Gwenzi, W., Joseph, B., Stenchly, K., Kaetzl, K., 2024. Improving acid-stressed anaerobic digestion processes with biochar - towards a combined biomass and carbon management system. Environmental Research Communications 6, 035010. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2bb7 |
2024 | Saucke, H., Nicol, C., Schelp, C., Wengert, M., Wijesingha, J., Stein-Bachinger, K., 2024. Kleegrasflächen mit Milchviehbeweidung: Einflüsse auf die Artenvielfalt am Beispiel Hessische Staatsdomäne Frankenhausen, in: Oberhofer, M. (Hrsg.), Beiträge zur 17. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau. FiBL Projekt GmbH, FiBL Frick, S. TBD. |
2024 | Wijesingha, J., Schulze-Brüninghoff, D., Wachendorf, M., 2024. Mapping invasive Lupine on grasslands using UAV images and deep learning, in: Hoffmann, C., Stein, A., Gallmann, E., Dörr, J., Krupitzer, C., Floto, H. (Hrsg.), 44. GIL-Jahrestagung. Stuttgart-Hohenheim, S. 461–466. |
2024 | Beck-O’ Brien, M., Bringezu, S., Banse, M., Barrelet, J., Bezama, A., Bösch, M., Brüning, S., Bührlen, B., Cabezas, A., Cyffka, K.-F., Dzene, I., Gordillo Vera, F., Helander, H., Henke, J., Hennenberg, K., Hinz, R., Jordan, M., Kilian, D., Köppen, S., Kynast, E., Lutz, C., Pereira, S., Pfeiffer, M., Pozo Inofuentes, P., Reiss, T., Reuschel, S., Richter, S., Schaldach, R., Scheffler, M., Schomberg, A.C., Schüngel, J., Schweinle, J., Thrän, D., Wang, M., Weimar, H., Wiegmann, K., Wijesingha, J., Wilske, B., Wydra, S., Zeug, W., Zinke, C., Meyer, C., Fehrenbach, H., 2024. Monitoring der deutschen Bioökonomie - Zusammenfassung : Status, Leistung, Trends und Auswirkungen auf eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-2024111510678 |
2024 | Beck-O’Brien, M., Bringezu, S., Banse, M., Barrelet, J., Bezama, A., Bösch, M., Brüning, S., Bührlen, B., Cabezas, A., Cyffka, K.-F., Dzene, I., Gordillo Vera, F., Helander, H., Henke, J., Hennenberg, K., Hinz, R., Iost, S., Jordan, M., Kilian, D., Köppen, S., Kynast, E., Lutz, C., Pereira, S., Pfeiffer, M., Pozo Inofuentes, P., Reiss, T., Reuschel, S., Richter, S., Schaldach, R., Scheffler, M., Schomberg, A.C., Schüngel, J., Schweinle, J., Thrän, D., Wang, M., Weimar, H., Wiegmann, K., Wijesingha, J., Wilske, B., Wydra, S., Zeug, W., Zinke, C., Meyer, C., Fehrenbach, H., 2024. Monitoring the German Bioeconomy : Status, performance trends and implications for sustainable development - Bioeconomy Monitoring Report 2024. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-2024111510679 |
2024 | Beck-O’ Brien, M., Bringezu, S., Banse, M., Barrelet, J., Bezama, A., Bösch, M., Brüning, S., Bührlen, B., Cabezas, A., Cyffka, K.-F., Dzene, I., Gordillo Vera, F., Helander, H., Henke, J., Hennenberg, K., Hinz, R., Iost, S., Jordan, M., Kilian, D., Köppen, S., Kynast, E., Lutz, C., Pereira, S., Pfeiffer, M., Pozo Inofuentes, P., Reiss, T., Reuschel, S., Richter, S., Schaldach, R., Scheffler, M., Schomberg, A.C., Schüngel, J., Schweinle, J., Thrän, D., Wang, M., Weimar, H., Wiegmann, K., Wijesingha, J., Wilske, B., Wydra, S., Zeug, W., Zinke, C., Meyer, C., Fehrenbach, H., 2024. Monitoring the German Bioeconomy - Summary : Status, performance, trends and implications for sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-2024111510677 |
Other Research Activities
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