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
01/2024 - 12/2027 | |
09/2023 - 03/2026 | |
08/2023 - 12/2025 | |
07/2023 - 07/2028 | |
09/2022 - 04/2023 | |
12/2021 - 12/2024 | |
09/2021 - 08/2025 | |
09/2021 - 12/2025 | |
07/2021 - 12/2023 | |
03/2021 - 02/2024 | |
Publications
2024 | Schleiting, M., Raza, H.A., Kaetzl, K., Middendorf, B., 2024. Reduced CO2-footprint of High-Performance Concrete by combining UHPC Technology with Biochar based Aggregates, in: Fehling, Ekkehard, Middendorf, B., Thiemicke Jenny (Hrsg.), Proceedings of HiPerMat 2024 6th International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Building Materials for Sustainable Construction. kassel university press, Kassel, Germany, S. 97–100. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-202402059519 |
2023 | Bürkert, A., Piepho, H.-P., Sourav, S.K., Hoffmann, E., Vazhacharickal, P.J., Subbarayappa, C.T., Wachendorf, M., 2023. Agricultural intensification effects on spatial growth variability of staple crops in south India. Field Crops Research 301, 109032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109032 |
2023 | Asirifi, I., Kaetzl, K., Werner, S., Heinze, S., Abagale, F.K., Wichern, M., Lübken, M., Marschner, B., 2023. Biochar for Wastewater Treatment and Soil Improvement in Irrigated Urban Agriculture: Single and Combined Effects on Crop Yields and Soil Fertility. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2023, 1408–1420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01132-7 |
2023 | Wachendorf, M., Wijesingha, J., Hütt, C., Schmidt, F.E., Graß, R., 2023. Comparison of UAV-borne photogrammetric and LiDAR point clouds for maize plant height estimation, in: H.-P. Kaul, R. Neugschwandtner, L.Francke-Weltmann (Hrsg.), 64. Jahrestangug der Gesellschaft für Pflanzenbauwissenschaften. Göttingen, S. 87–88. |
2023 | Hu, J., Stenchly, K., Gwenzi, W., Wachendorf, M., Kaetzl, K., 2023. Critical evaluation of biochar effects on methane production and process stability in anaerobic digestion. Frontiers in Energy Research 11, 1205818. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1205818 |
2023 | Wengert, M., Schulze-Brüninghoff, D., Weigelt, L., Wachendorf, M., Wijesingha, J., 2023. Drohnenbasierte Schätzung der räumlichen Variabilität von Luzerne-Ertragsanteilen in Luzerne-Gras-Gemengen, in: FiBL (Hrsg.), 16. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau. Frick, S. 1–4. |
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2023 | Schmidt, F.E., Böhm, H., Graß, R., Wachendorf, M., Piepho, H.-P., 2023. Management Effect on the Weed Control Efficiency in Double Cropping Systems. Agronomy 13, 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020467 |
2023 | Veldkamp, E., Schmidt, M., Markwitz, C., Beule, L., Beuschel, R., Biertümpfel, A., Bischel, X., Duan, X., Gerjets, R., Göbel, L., Graß, R., Guerra, V., Heinlein, F., Komainda, M., Langhof, M., Luo, J., Potthoff, M., Ramshorst, J.G.V. van, Rudolf, C., Seserman, D.-M., Shao, G., Siebicke, L., Svoboda, N., Swieter, A., Carminati, A., Dirk, F., Graf, T., Greef, J.M., Isselstein, J., Jansen, M., Karlovsky, P., Knohl, A., Lamersdorf, N., Priesack, E., Wachendorf, C., Wachendorf, M., Corre, M.D., 2023. Multifunctionality of temperate alley-cropping agroforestry outperforms open cropland and grassland. Communications Earth & Environment 4, TBD. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00680-1 |
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Other Research Activities
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WS 2022/2023 | |
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