Completed Research Projects
2021-
- MIKODU - Crop rotations for optimised use of soil resources (joint project) (2018-2023)
- SynSICRIS - Measure the Contributions of Research for Practice and Society (2017-2023)
- Optimisation of the free-range management of laying hens to reduce nutrient loads in the outdoor run in a participatory approach with the practice (2018-2023)
- Innovation Networks Resource Efficiency (InRess) Compost Network (2019-2023)
- Optimisation of internal clover-grass use on livestock-free farms "Opti-KG" (2019 - 2023)
- Development of an overall concept for performance-differentiated and coherent compensation of environmental services in organic farming (2020 -2022)
- Copper Chloride Crystallisation GESTE 3 (Gestalt Evaluation and Structural Evaluation III) (2016 - 2022)
2016-2020
- Control of Rhizoctonia solani in potato production (2016-2020)
- Social farming in Hesse - Added value of social farming for agricultural production (2018 - 2020)
- Structured analysis of requirements and development of industry-wide coordinated education and training concepts for "organic inspectors" on organic inspection skills (2013-2018)
- The close-up range of laying hen houses under the nutrient aspect - better practice farms and model investigations on suitable substrates (2017-2018)
- Benefits of organic farming for practice and society (2017 - 2018).
- C and N rhizodeposition in pea pure and mixed cropping: spatial distribution, temporal dynamics, microbial turnover and transfer processes (2012-2017).
- Development, in-house validation and field testing of a bioassay with garden cress to assess plant responses after treatments with the biodynamic horn manure preparation (2015 - 2017).
- Healthy plants from healthy soils: Resilience and stability of organic cropping systems (2016 - 2017)
- Effect of different types of soil conditioners (plant-derived composts and animal manure) and application methods on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of tomatoes and select soil parameters. (2014-2017)
- Practice Impact II (2012-2016).
- Innovative teaching methods for better job opportunities (2014-2016).
- Web-based disease forecasting in crop production (2015-2016).
- Introduction of optimized management concepts to reduce soil nutrient loads in free-range organic laying hens (2015 - 2016).
2011-2015
- Innovative strategies for copper-free low-input and organic farming systems (2012 -. 2015)
- Field vegetable undersowing (2011 - 2015)
- Reintroduction of rare and endangered field vegetables (2011 - 2015)
- Vegetable pillars (2012-2014)
- Best practice models of the knowledge transfer from science to practice in the organic farming sector (2012-2014)
- Reduced tillage and green manuring in organic farming (2011-2014)
- Soybean project (2011-2013).
- Development of winter pea prototypes (2010-2013)
- Optimization of soil fertility management (2008-2013).
- Importance of fungal diseases in organic winter pea production (2012).
- GlobE (2012)
- Alternatives to soybean imports (2012)
- Protected area network for arable weeds (2009-2012).
- Field trials on the suppressive effect of composts against Rhizoctonia solani (2006-2012)
- Creating a platform (2009-2011)
- Potatoes - N-efficiency (2009-2011)
- Farm handover (2008-2011)
- Practice impact (2008-2011)
2006-2010
- Integration of nature protection issues (2008-2010)
- Control of Rhizoctonia solani (2008-2010)
- Practice-Impact (2008-2010)
- Integration of Nature Protection Goals in Organic Agriculture (2006-2010)
- K-Fertilisation of Carrots (2009)
- Re-Establishment of Autochthonous Wild Flora (2006-2009)
- QualityLowInputFood (2004-2009)
- Winter Pea Cultivars as Pure and Mixed Crop (2004-2008)
- Groundwater Protection Strategies for Organic Farming Systems (2001-2007)
2001-2005
- INTERCROP (2003-2005)
- Organic Potato Cultivation Practices for Chips Production (2003-2005)
- Blight MOP (2001-2005)
- Application of Mycorrhiza in Seedlings Cultivation (2002-2003)
- Status quo Organic Vegetable Production (2002-2003)
- Suppressive Composts in Organic Gardening Systems (2002-2003)
- Plant-based Fertilisers in Organic Vegetable Production (2002-2003)
- Winter pea - frost resistance - organic farming (2002-2003)
- Development Dynamics of Selected Carrot Varieties (2001-2003)
- Nature Indicators for Effects of Farming Methods (2001-2003)
- Use of supressive composts (1999-2002)
- Rhizodeposition - C and N Turnover (1999-2002)
- Workhorse Technologies for organic farming (1998-2002)