Jubraka Agroforestry Systems

Sven Goenster (Ph.D. candidate):
Quantitative plot based assessment of horizontal and vertical nutrient fluxes in traditional and commercial homegardens as well as climate change studies for the Nuba Mountains.

• Socio-economic parameter assessment of respective households involved
• Horizontal carbon and nitrogen balancing to assess management related carbon and nitrogen fluxes
• Vertical gaseous emission measurements of carbon and nitrogen outputs by a photoacoustic gas monitor
• Vertical assessment of nutrient (NPK) losses via the pathway of leaching by self integrating accumulator
• Rainfall data analysis in terms of climate change and climate risks

University of Khartoum, Sudan