Fakultät für Agrarwissenschaften (inkl. GAUSS)
Recent Submissions
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Klimarisikomanagement - Akzeptanz und Potential satellitenbasierter Indexversicherungen in Deutschland
(2025-03-27)Although drought is the most relevant production risk for farmers in Germany, the demand for weather index insurance remains very low. Given that basis risk is known to be one of the main inhibiting factors of farmers’ ... -
Conservation of wild bees in agricultural landscapes through intercropping and habitat management
(2025-03-12)Bees, important providers of vital environmental functions such as pollination and soil bioturbation, are currently declining both on a local and global scale. Two main causes of this decline are habitat loss and fragmentation ... -
Development of a rapid in-field method for measuring soil pH and plant-available nutrients using ISFET multi-sensors
(2025-03-07)Knowledge of plant-available soil nutrients is important for determining fertilizer requirements. Collecting this data rapidly and directly in the field could be beneficial for improving nutrient utilization efficiency. ... -
Identification of resistance parameters / mechanisms of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) to green peach aphid Myzus persicae and black bean aphid Aphis fabae
(2025-03-07)The infestation of two aphid species, the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) and black bean aphid (Aphis fabae), along with the viruses they transmit, causes significant yield losses in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). With ... -
Application of imputed sequence-level genotypes to genomic analyses in German Warmblood horses
(2025-02-20)The use of whole-genome sequence (WGS) data in genomic applications is potentially superior to the commonly used genotype data from single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays, but their generation on a large scale is ... -
From Savings to Credit: Exploring the Financial Behavior of Smallholder Farmers in Mali, Ghana, and Madagascar
(2025-02-20)Access to financial services is a critical driver of economic development, empowering individuals to break cycles of poverty. Savings enable households to withstand adverse shocks, achieve greater food security, and make ... -
Challenges and Opportunities for Smallholder Farmers in Oil Palm Replanting: Evidence from Indonesia
(2025-02-14)The cultivation of oil palm supports the livelihoods of millions, including smallholder farmers. However, studies have shown that smallholder-managed plantations still generate much lower yields than large-scale company-managed ... -
Optimising management strategies on permanent grassland in the temperate zone in order to increase carbon sequestration, meet yield demands and ensure resilience to future climate change
(2025-02-14)Future climate change will require agricultural management to adapt to increasing air temperatures and changing precipitation patterns while simultaneously providing food, fodder and biomass, and maintaining a variety of ... -
Crop rotational effects on soil structure, root development and yield formation of winter wheat
(2025-02-14)Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important staple food crops worldwide and commonly grown in crop rotations to obtain high grain yields and overcome increased disease pressure which is caused by ... -
Fundamental Changes in Food: Improving the Toolbox of Simulation Modeling
(2025-02-14)Background
The global agrifood system is critically contributing to the transgression of planetary boundaries (Rockström et al., 2009b, 2009a). Crippa et al. (2021) estimate that the agrifood system ... -
(Mis)Guiding consumers to sustainable consumption: the role of information, labels and claims
(2025-02-06)This dissertation uses plant-based meat and dairy alternatives (PBMDAs) as a food category example, and palm oil as a case study ingredient, to illustrate how consumer communication on food products can influence assumptions ... -
Entwicklung eines integrierten Behandlungskonzeptes für die Kabatiella-Augenfleckenkrankheit (Kabatiella zeae) und die Turcicum-Blattdürre (Setosphaeria turcica) im Mais (Zea mays subsp. mays L.)
(2025-01-20)The aim of this study was to develop an integrated treatment concept for Northern corn leaf blight (Setosphaeria turcica) and Kabatiella eyespot (Kabatiella zeae) in maize (Zea mays subsp. mays L.) under Central European ... -
Genetic variation and inheritance of seed fiber components in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)
(2025-01-13)Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is a major oil crop and a valuable protein source for animal and human nutrition. The oil-extracted meal of oilseed rape has a high protein content and a well-balanced amino acid composition. ... -
Designing politically feasible policies to enhance healthy and sustainable diets – empirical insights.
(2025-01-07)The adoption of nutrition policy measures to promote healthy and sustainable diets has lagged behind the health, environmental, social, and economic arguments to invest. In recognition of the fact that a lack of political ... -
Evaluation and optimization of the effectiveness of Attracap® and its environmental influences: A biological soil insecticide to control wireworms (Agriotes spp.)
(2024-12-19)The use of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents in agricultural pest management offers a promising alternative to chemical pesticides, aligning with the increasing global emphasis on sustainable farming practices. ... -
CO2-Bindung in landwirtschaftlichen Böden durch Humusaufbau - Untersuchungen zur Teilnahmebereitschaft landwirtschaftlicher UnternehmerInnen an Humusprogrammen
(2024-12-19)In order to counteract climate change, it is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the existing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Agricultural soils have a great potential to store carbon ... -
Bewertung der Praxisnähe und des Lösungsbeitrags von Technologien in der Landwirtschaft 4.0 am Beispiel digitaler Höhenmodelle, drohnengestützter Pflanzenbonitur und mechanisch-chemischer Unkrautregulierung
(2024-12-19)Digital technologies are omnipresent and open up new opportunities for agriculture. At the same time, challenges arise when implementing the technologies in practice. OUTCOME SITUATION: Over the years, significant ... -
Preference of dairy cows with free access to pasture and barn
(2024-12-12)With the increasing interest of various consumer groups in high welfare husbandry and the pressure on farmers to meet this demand, the number of comparative studies on dairy cow grazing and housing has also increased. ... -
Analysing the Effects of Social Protection Policies on Climate Change Adaptation, Food and Nutrition Security
(2024-12-09)Social protection is gaining recognition as a strategy to address various underlying causes of poverty in developing countries, with increasing population coverage and social protection systems more frequently becoming ... -
Betriebswirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Alternativen zur betäubungslosen Ferkelkastration
(2024-12-09)Piglet castration without anaesthesia has long been a common practice in pig farming to avoid boar taint in meat and to produce a homogeneous carcass. Due to the growing societal awareness of animal welfare, this practice ...