Fakultät für Agrarwissenschaften (inkl. GAUSS)
Recent Submissions
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Rethinking the Challenges of Agricultural Markets – Food Prices, Innovation, and Technical Efficiency
(2024-11-05)Global agricultural markets have reached a critical point; their immediate and long-term development has never been in higher jeopardy. As the rapid growth of the world’s population, coupled with urbanization and rising ... -
Molecular Investigations on Spastic Paresis and Other Inheritable Bovine Diseases
(2024-10-30)Genetic mutations often cause serious diseases associated with severe animal suffering. Today, molecular methods enable efficient research and prevent spreading of disease alleles in cattle populations. The main objective ... -
Dissecting intraspecific variation in body size related traits in Drosophila melanogaster
(2024-10-23)Understanding the evolution of complex morphological traits is one of the main challenges in biology. This requires the identification of the causative genomic regions and the molecular changes responsible for phenotypic ... -
Improving the wellbeing of smallholder coffee farmers at Masaba (Mount Elgon) in Uganda: An investigation of challenges and resources
(2024-10-08)The coffee sector in Uganda is of great socio-economic importance for the country. For many smallholder farmers in the Masaba region (Mount Elgon) in Uganda, the cultivation of Arabica coffee is the most important source ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Changing Dietary Patterns on Agricultural Sectors, Trade, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the EU
(2024-08-09)Reducing the consumption of animal-based foods and shifting to a more plant-based diet is seen by many scientists as a contribution to combating climate change and improving the environment and public health (WILLETT et ... -
Bewertung von Tierwohlindikatoren für Mastschweine
(2024-08-05)The welfare of farm animals is a subject of controversial debate in the economy, politics, society and science. Methods for the assessment of animal welfare are an important component in objectifying the discussion. With ... -
Diversity and pest control services of birds and bats in Peruvian agroforestry landscapes of native cacao
(2024-07-31)Commodity production in the tropics represents a threat for nature conservation, but also an opportunity for developing socio-ecologically sustainable agricultural practices. Cacao production in agroforestry systems has ... -
Genetics of microspore embryogenesis in Intervarietal Substitution Lines of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)
(2024-07-23)Microspore embryogenesis, a tissue culture-based propagation technology, is of great importance in rapeseed breeding to produce doubled haploids (DHs) in shortest time. Brassicas have become model plant species to study ... -
Agricultural biodiversity and associated services across rural-urban landscapes
(2024-07-18)Urbanization is a primary threat to biodiversity and the functioning of both natural and agro-ecosystems. Especially in the Global South, expanding cities increasingly encroach fertile agricultural lands, questioning the ... -
Epidemiological studies on wheat blast (Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum, MoT) with special reference to potential biocontrol
(2024-07-18)Wheat blast (WB) is an economically important disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum (MoT) pathogen. It may cause up to 100% yield loss, concerning global food security. The epidemiology of WB, seed ... -
Untersuchungen zur Verringerung der Beizstaubfreisetzung bei Getreidesaatgut
(2024-07-18)Seed treatment and especially the dressing of cereal seed is an elementary part of modern agriculture. The process is considered to be precise, but poses risks to the natural environment, non-target organisms and users due ... -
Genetic analysis of saturated fatty acid composition and other seed quality traits in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)
(2024-06-20)Genetic improvement of seed oil content and oil quality had been the main objective of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) breeders until recently, when interest in improving rapeseed meal (RSM) as a secondary trait increased. ... -
Growth responses of grass swards to tree-mediated temporal and spatial dynamics of light and temperature in a silvopastoral system
(2024-06-12)Agroforestry can increase the resilience of agriculture to the predicted changes in climate. Alley cropping systems are a form of agroforestry where tree lines are integrated into the agricultural area in regular distances. ... -
Essays on Antibiotic Awareness and Antibiotic Use among Farmers in East China
(2024-06-10)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is among the top 10 threats to global health and imposes substantial economic burdens (WHO, 2012; O’Neill et al., 2016). Antimicrobials used in food animals, exceeding the amount used in human ... -
Uncovering the role of falcarin-type polyacetylenes in carrots for enhanced resistance
(2024-06-05)Falcarin-type polyacetylenes (PA) are a group of putative plant defense metabolites produced by carrot plants. However, the elucidation of PA biosynthetic pathway and the biological function of PA in carrot plants are not ... -
Sustainable agricultural intensification in the face of urbanisation, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic in India
(2024-05-16)One of the central challenges in current farming systems is to increase agricultural productivity while preserving ecosystems. Achieving a ‘sustainable intensification’ of agriculture is crucial, particularly in developing ... -
The importance of reproductive traits and pollinators for increased use of heterosis in faba bean (Vicia faba L.)
(2024-05-16)The grain legume faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is grown on all continents for its protein-rich seeds, which are used for human and animal nutrition. In recent years, domestic production of protein crops has been supported by ... -
Export potential for pork produced under higher animal welfare standards: A comparative study of market trends and consumer preferences
(2024-05-08)Pork production has developed steadily in Germany over the past 30 years. The increasing demand from the exporting slaughter companies and increasing producer prices have led pig farmers to invest in their production. As ... -
Modern breeding informatics approaches to optimise breeding of rhizomania resistance in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) and its genomic prediction
(2024-04-26)Rhizomania, a viral disease caused by the Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), is considered the most destructive disease in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Since no plant protection against rhizomania is currently ... -
Sensing and automatic scoring of sugar-beet fields by using UAV-imagery systems for disease quantification
(2024-04-19)Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) in sugar beet is a damaging leaf disease caused by the fungal pathogen Cercospora beticola Sacc. This disease leads to substantial yield diminishment, and its management poses a challenge owing ...