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Center for Organic FarmingInstitute of Soil Science and Land EvaluationInstitute of Landscape and Plant EcologyInstitute of Crop ScienceInstitute of PhytomedicineInstitute of Farm ManagementInstitute of Agricultural Policy and Markets Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture Institute of Agricultural EngineeringInstitute of Animal ScienceInstitute of Tropical Agriculture (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute)State Plant Breeding InstituteContact

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Faculty of Agriculture

Center of Organic Farming (309)Contact: Dr. Sabine Zikeli, [email protected]

● Nutrient management in organic farming, focus on horticultural crops and fruits

Duration: since 2014 (various student research projects)

● System comparison in organic farming: Evaluation of soil properties under long-term organic and conventional agricultural systems in Central India

Duration: 2014 - 2015 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Strip-Till for organic field vegetables Duration: 2014 - 2015 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Tannin-rich feedstuffs as a component of endoparasite control in small ruminants in organic farming systems

Duration: 2015 - 2016 (funded by the Ministry of Rural and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg (MLR))

● Nutrient balances in organic tea cultivation, Darjeeling, India Duration: 2016 - 2017 (Student research projects; in cooperation with

Naturland and Organic Tea Promoters)

● EIP-BRAVÖ: Improvement of soil fertility and sustainability on stockless organic farms by on-farm innovations, subproject

Duration: 2017 - 2020 (European Innovation Partnership, funded by the EU / Ministry of Rural and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg (MLR))


● TRansition paths to sUstainable legume based systems in Europe (TRUE), subproject

Duration: 2017 - 2021 (EU Horizon 2020)

● Role and valuation of livestock farming in complex systems Duration: ongoing

● Increasing biodiversity, resilience and sustainability of intensive organic fruit growing systems through the integration of undergrowth, mulching and the use of recycled fertilizers and soil additives – DOMINO

Duration: 2018 - 2021 (EU-Era-Net Core Organic Cofund)

● Organic-PLUS – Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe

Duration: 2018 - 2022 (EU Horizon2020)

Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation (310)

Soil Biology (310b)Contact:Prof. Dr. Ellen Kandeler, [email protected]

● Microbial mediated phytoextraction of copper in organic vineyards Duration: 2011 - 2014 (Ph.D. thesis)

● The effects of biochar and compost amendments on copper immobilization and soil microorganisms in a temperate vineyard

Duration: 2015


● Microbial regulation of soil functions in agroecosystems (SoilReg) Duration: 2015 - 2019

● Soilcare for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe Duration: 2016 - 2019

Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology (320)

Landscape Ecology and Vegetation Science (320a)Contact:Prof. Dr. Frank Schurr, [email protected] Prof. Dr. Martin Dieterich, [email protected]. Dr. Klaus Schmieder, [email protected]

● Comparison of biodiversity effects on arable land under nature conservation management, organic management, and conventional management

Duration: 2014 - 2017

● Biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems on the Swabian Alb biosphere

Duration: 2015 - 2017

● Potentials and practice program to increase the ecological diversity in fruit plantations and orchard-meadows

Duration 2016 - 2022

● Importance of lentil fields and flowering areas for the promotion of biological diversity on arable sites of the biosphere region Swabian Alb

Duration: 2017 - 2019


Plant Ecology and Ecotoxicology (320b)Contact:Prof. Dr. Petra Högy, [email protected]

● Impact of climate change on organic farming Duration: since 2015 (in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre

for Environmental Research – Global Change Experimental Facility)

● Climate change and heavy metal contaminated soils: stress responses and impacts on crop yield and quality of soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

Duration: since 2018 (Geschwister-Stauder-Schenkung)

● Innovation Group APV-Resola: Agrophotovoltaic – A contribution to resource efficient land use

Duration: 2015 - 2019 (Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF))

Institute of Crop Science (340)

Agronomy (340a)Contact: Prof. Dr. Sabine Gruber, [email protected] Weed Control:

● Use of allelochemicals in organic farming Duration: since 2007 (various student research projects; Ph.D. theses)

● Weed control in organic lentil/soy production Duration: since 2010 (various student research projects)


● Vetch species (Vicia sp.) and field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) – new "problem weeds" in organic farming?

Duration: 2015 (Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems)

● Effect of hedges on weed growth in neighboring fields

Duration: 2015 (diploma thesis)

● Sprouting inhibition of potatoes by application of essential oils Duration: 2015 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Reduction of late weeding in organic potato cultivation through undersown cover crops

Duration: 2015 - 2016 (B.Sc./M.Sc. thesis)

● Cut-and-carry: fresh cut clover as a mulch cover for potatoes Duration: 2017 - 2018 (M.Sc. theses)

Legumes

● Inoculation of lentils and soy Duration: since 2010 (various student

research projects)

● Winter lentil production in Germany: companion crops, seeding dates, and weed control with mulch

Duration: 2013 - 2014


● Impact of grain density in soy on germination and field emergence

Duration: since 2015 (B.Sc thesis, ongoing)

● Mixed cropping of lentils and peas in organic farming Duration: since 2015 (various student research projects)

● Genetic drift in lentils Duration: since 2015 (Humboldt Reloaded, ongoing)

● Nodules for lentils Duration: 2015/2016 (Humboldt Reloaded)

● Chickpea cultivation in temperate climate Duration: 2017 - 2018 (B.Sc./M.Sc. theses)

Soil cultivation, weeds

● Long-term trials in organic farming – with focus on stockless arable farming


Long-term trials

● Effect of stubble- and primary tillage on yields, weed pressure, and earthworms in organic farming systems Duration: 1999 - 2020

● Impact of woodchips on yields, earthworms, weeds, and soil characteristics in organic farming Duration: 2001 - 2016


● Changing crop rotations in stockless farming: field monitoring Duration: 2013 - 2020

Various crop species

● Oil crops for organic farming: poppy, rapeseed, walnut, linseed, mustard


● Mycorrhizal effects in arable cropping systems and methods to improve mycorrhizal activity

Duration: 2014 (Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems)

● Tef production (Eragrostis tef) in Germany Duration: 2015 (various student research projects)

● Millet (Panicum, Pennisetum; Sorghum) as a gluten-free grain in organic farming systems of Germany/Central Europe

Duration: 2015 (diploma thesis)

● Genotype comparison of traditional linseed genotypes for oil and fiber use


● Preservation of old varieties of cereals and other field crops from the "Genbänkle"

Duration: since 2016 (Humboldt Reloaded)

● Do cosmic forces influence plant growth and development? Duration: since 2016 (Humboldt Reloaded; Project in

Organic Agriculture and Food Systems)


Contact: Prof.Dr.SimoneGraeff-Hönninger,[email protected]

● Genotype screening and analysis of valuable constituents in amaranth, quinoa, chia, yacon and safflower in organic farming systems

Duration: since 2011 (various student research projects and doctoral theses)

● Improvement of open pollinating broccoli varieties for organic farming focusing on agronomic parameters, bioactive substances and sensorial traits

Duration: 2011 - 2016 (funded by the Federal Programme for Organic Farming and Other Forms of Sustainable Agriculture)

● Development of open pollinating organic zucchini varieties – Selection and testing of variety-environment interactions with regard to agronomic parameters, sensory quality and (non) volatile ingredients (ProZucchini)

Duration: 2017 - 2020 (funded by the Programme for the Promotion of Innovation of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL))

● Agronomic and sensory testing and further development of varieties of red beet for new and specific uses (BetaDivers)

Duration: 2017 - 2020 (funded by the Programme for the Promotion of Innovation of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL))


Quality of Plant Products (340e)Contact:Prof. Dr. Christian Zörb, [email protected]

● Product quality of organic onions Duration: since 2014 (ongoing)

● Product quality of organic tomatoes Duration: since 2015 - 2016

● Quality analysis of storage proteins in organic and conventional blue lupine (Lupinus angustifolius L.)

Duration: 2015 (M.Sc. thesis)

Nutritional Crop Physiology (340h)Contact:Prof. Dr. Uwe Ludewig, [email protected]

● Plant-growth supporting microorganisms for "low-input" grasses Duration: 2011 - 2017

● Phosphorous mobilization via white lupine Duration: 2015 - 2017


Contact:Prof. Dr. Günter Neumann, [email protected]

● Improving nutrient uptake under cold temperature stress with bio-effectors

Duration: 2012 - 2014

● BIOFECTOR – Resource preservation by application of bio-effectors in European crop production

Duration: 2012 - 2017 (EU)

● DiControl – Implications of soil management practices and application of biocontrol strains on soil disease suppressiveness for improved soil health and sustainable plant production

Duration: 2015 - 2021 (BMBF – BonaRes)

● Microbial Consortia as Inoculants for Improved Crop Performance – Applications and Mode of Action

Duration: 2016 - 2019 (EurochemAgro)

● SolACE – Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use

Duration: 2017 - 2022 (EU)

Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics (340i)Contact:Prof. Dr. Torsten Müller, [email protected]

● Long-term trial: Compost from organic waste Duration: since 1997


● Long-term trial: P- and S- fertilization in organic farming Duration: since 2012

● Increasing biodiversity, resilience and sustainability of intensive organic fruit growing systems through the integration of undergrowth, mulching and the use of recycled fertilizers and soil additives – DOMINO


Contact:Dr. Reiner Ruser, [email protected]

● Recultivation of a long-term miscanthus area in organic farming: Effect on humus supply and quality of a luvisol

Duration: 2015 - 2020

Contact: Priv. Doz. Dr. Kurt Möller, [email protected]

● Improved Phosphorus Resource efficiency in Organic agriculture Via recycling and Enhanced biological mobilization (IMPROVE-P)

Duration: 2013 - 2016 (EU ERA-Net Core Organic II)


● "GÄRWERT" – Ecologically optimized fermentation products and value-oriented production and marketing; Sub-project 3B: Fertilization trials and characterization of fermentation processing products from a plant-production perspective

Duration: 2013 - 2016 (funded by Fachagentur NachwachsendeRohstoffee.V.)

● Monitoring the nutrient fluxes and soil nutrient status of organically cultivated apple trees in Baden-Württemberg

Duration: 2016 - 2017 (funded by the Ministry of Rural and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg (MLR))

● RELACS: Replacement of contentious inputs in organic farming Systems – WP 3: Replacements of contentious fertilizers and manures in plant production


Institute of Phytomedicine (360)

Phytopathology (360a)Contact: Prof.Dr.RalfT.Vögele,[email protected]

● Microbial degradation of Fusarium mycotoxins Duration: 2013 - 2018 (various theses)

● Approaches to the biological control of Phytophthora infestans in potatoes

Duration: 2013 - 2020 (various theses)


● Biological control of Fusarium graminearum using various secondary metabolites of Trichoderma spp.


● Molecular and microscopic research on Mycoviruses in rust fungi Duration: 2014 - 2018 (various theses and Humboldt Reloaded

projects)

● Deciphering the Diaporthe / Phomopsis disease complex on soybean


● Establishment of a quantitative molecular screening system for soy pathogens

Duration: 2015 - 2019 (Ph.D. thesis)

● Use of Trichoderma spp. and their secondary metabolites for controlling Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean


● Detection of antagonist-mediated defense responses in plants in tissue culture

Duration: seit 2017 - 2018 (various theses)

● Control of fungal turfgrass diseases by UV-C and antagonists Duration: 2018 - (various subprojects)

● Early detection of plant disease by using handheld thermal cameras

Duration: 2018 (B.Sc. thesis)


● Drone-based, optical sensors and their application in Precision Farming

Duration: 2018 - 2021

Weed Science (360b)Contact: Prof. Dr. Roland Gerhards, [email protected]

● Comparison of weed control on soybean (Glycine max) in organic tillage and no-tillage systems

Duration: various student research and Ph.D. projects, ongoing

● Suitability, growth and weed suppression of cover crops in mono and mixture cultivation

Duration: ongoing

● Assessment and development of site-specific weed management: Sensor based perception and application technologies

Duration: ongoing

● Benefits of precision farming technologies for mechanical weed control in sugar beet, soybean, and maize – comparison of precision hoeing with conventional mechanical weed control

Duration: ongoing

● Comparison of weed control on soybean (Glycine max) in organic tillage and no-tillage systems

Duration: ongoing


Applied Entomology (360c)Contact:Dr. Dr. Claus P. W. Zebitz, Prof. a. D.

● Use of wild, native herb flowering strips in apple orchards to promote natural antagonists to aphids

Duration: 2013 - 2015

● Influence of rocks and dusts on the oviposition of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Dipt., Drosophilidae)


● Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lep., Gelechiidae) Duration: 2016 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Development of resistance and virulence management strategies for apple granulovirus in organic fruit growing

Duration: 2017 - 2019

● Erarbeitung von Bausteinen zur Optimierung der Regulierung der Apfelsägerwespe, der Rotbeinigen Baumwanze und von Schalenwicklern sowie optimale Integration in die Gesamtstrategie zur Insektenregulierung im Ökologischen Kernobstanbau

Duration: 2017 - 2019

● Module development for the optimization of the regulation of apple saw fly, red-legged harlequin and shellwinders and their optimal integration in the overall strategy for insect control in organic stone fruit production (INSEKTOEKOOBST)

Duration: until 31.03.2020 (funded by the Federal Programme for Organic Farming and Other Forms of Sustainable Agriculture)


● Diversity and abundance of parasitoids in organic apple orchards in Baden-Württemberg

Duration: ongoing

● Development of resistance and virulence management strategies for apple granulovirus in organic fruit growing

Duration: ongoing (funded by the Federal Programme for Organic Farming and Other Forms of Sustainable Agriculture)

● Evaluation of the biological activity of granulovirus iolates from Tuta absoluta (TuabGV) and Phthorimaea operculella (PhopGV)

in its primary and secondary host Duration: ongoing

● Potentials and practice program to increase the ecological diversity in fruit plantations and orchard-meadows

Short title: Ecological diversity in fruit plantations Duration: ongoing (funded by the Federal Agency for

Nature Conservation (BfN))

Institute of Farm Management (410)

Production Theory and Resource Economics (410a)Contact: Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert, [email protected]. Dr. Christian Lippert, [email protected]

● Determining land-lease rates in Germany: An analysis to support the improvement of the competitiveness of ecological and other sustainable farming systems

Duration: 2012 - 2014


● Status-quo analysis of organic sugar beet production in Bavaria Duration: 2016 (student research project)

● EIP-BRAVÖ: Improvement of soil fertility and sustainability on stockless organic farms by on-farm innovations, subproject

Duration: 2017 - 2020 (European Innovation Partnership, funded by the EU / Ministry of Rural and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg (MLR))



Farm Management (410b)Contact: Prof. Dr. Enno Bahrs, [email protected]

● Sustainable grassland farming in selected problematic areas of South Germany (EIP AGRI)

Duration: 2016 - 2019

● Agriculture 4.0 without the use of chemical and synthetic pesticides (NOcsPS)

Duration: 2017 - 2018 (Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) - Agrarsysteme der Zukunft)

● Protection of grassland through an innovative organic pasture cow concept (GiB), subproject

Duration: 2017 - 2020 (Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL),FederalOfficeforAgricultureandFood(BLE) funding scheme: „Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Grünlandwirtschaft“)




Institute for Agricultural Policy and Markets (420)

Agricultural and Food Policy (420a)Contact:Dr. Edda Thiele, [email protected]

● The Swedish Green Power Certificate Model: Presentation and Evaluation


● Energy mix in balancing energy with special consideration of sustainability


● Strategies to achieve the Europe 2020 target of "increasing the share of renewable energies in the EU's gross final energy consumption to 20%" in the EU member states: Presentation and evaluation


● Agri-environmental Programs in US Agricultural Policy: Presentation and Assessment


● Biokerosene - Presentation of the current situation and outlook Duration: 2015 (B.Sc. thesis)


● The market for vegetarian egg alternatives Duration: 2015 (B.Sc. thesis)

● How fair is Fair Trade? Presentation and valuation using GEPA and TransFair e. V. as examples.


● Assessment and criticism of the Origin Green sustainability initiative


● Energy system transformation in Morocco: stocktaking and success factors


● Potential of food leftovers from private households for the production of bioenergy


● Sustainable Cocoa Forum: Opportunities and Constraints Duration: 2017 (B.Sc. thesis)

Agricultural Markets and Marketing (420b)Contact: Prof. Dr. Tilman Becker, [email protected]

● Acceptance of animal products based homeopathic medicines by the consumers in Germany and India



● Consumer buying behavior towards organic cosmetics: a case study of Iran


● Distribution structures of organic foods Duration: 2014

● Measurement of willingness to pay for animal welfare Duration: 2014

● Sustainability labeling in the nutrition sector: Survey of consumers to understand perceptions of purchase relevance


● Weekly markets in Baden-Württemberg Duration: 2014

● The retail market for fresh and chilled organic foods Duration: 2014 - 2015 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Retail for fresh and chilled organic foods Duration: 2015 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Switzerland: Barometer for the Organic Market – consumer survey about purchase motivation and limits, as well as consumer trends, in organic foods


● Consumer attitude and acceptance towards organic and genetically modified production



● Possibilities for, and limits to, marker technology and new plant breeding methods in organic farming


● Consumer attitudes towards organic food in India Duration: 2017 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Greek Consumer Attitude and Behavior towards organic food Duration: 2017 (M.Sc. thesis)

Contact: Dr. Beate Gebhardt, [email protected]

● Sustainability awards in the food industry and other industries

Duration: since 2012 (ongoing, Humboldt Reloaded: BMBF)

● Acceptance and success of small- scale systems of food supply in an urban environment

Duration: 2012 (various studies, Hum-boldt Reloaded: BMBF)

● The German market for meat substitutes Duration: 2014 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Consumer perspectives on meat and sustainability Duration: 2014 (B.Sc. thesis)

● International marketing strategies for Chinese natural cosmetics Duration: 2014 (M.Sc. thesis)


● Labeling of sustainably produced food: Types, significances, and the potential for development for meat products


● Sustainable eating habits: The meaning of sustainable consumption


● Sustainability in the cacao market: Challenges and status quo Duration: 2014 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Sustainability in product testing: Status quo and significance for the evaluation of foods


● Sustainability and children: Significance for the food industry Duration: 2014 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Sustainability and seniors: target audiences of the food industry Duration: 2014 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Social and ecological hot spots in the Rice Value Chain – a Life Cycle based sustainability assessment of rice production and processing in Italy


● Status quo and assessment of gender-specific marketing for children's food


● Approaches to evaluating “greenwashing” and its use in the food industry

Duration: 2014 - 2015 (B.Sc. thesis)


● Healthy eating on a vegan or vegetarian diet? – Analysis of expectation versus reality from the point of view of consumers


● Obsolescence – also a topic for food? Duration: 2015 - 2016 (Humboldt Reloaded: BMBF)

● Animal welfare labelling and consumer acceptance, especially in the pig market in Baden-Württemberg with a focus on possible marketing strategies

Duration: 2015/16 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Vegan foods – The advertising of a food trend from a Content Analysis Perspective

Duration: 2015 - 2016 (Humboldt Reloaded; Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF))

● Corporate Excellence – Importance and classification of awards using the example of the milk processing industry in Germany


● Corporate communication concerning the awarding of sustainability prizes and key starting points for the continued strategic development of the food industry


● Advertising activity analysis – favorite advertisements in the natural food consumer magazine Schrot & Korn

Duration: 2016 (bio verlag gmbh)

● Does organic advertise differently? – Advertising impact analysis Duration: 2016 - 2017


● Importance of excellence and sustainability communication in the meat and milk processing industry in Germany – an industry comparison


● Advertising for organic food – Expectations of organic buyers and other consumer groups using print ads and social media as examples


● Approaches and criteria for evaluating corporate sustainability in sustainability competitions


● Is pro-environmental food advertising genuinely green? A content analysis of print advertisements in U.S. magazines


● Regional food from the point of view of consumers using the example of "Filderkraut"


● The Baden-Württemberg organic label – competitive advantages through certification?



Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture (430)

Rural Sociology (430a)Contact: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Andrea Knierim, [email protected]

● Opinions of organic customers on selected regulations from the EU organic regulation as well as from the Demeter and Bioland directives


● Beratung.Zukunft.Land. („Beratung 2020“): The Bioland Beratungsdienst GmbH. Initial experiences and evaluations of the new advisory promotion


● Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) arises – Investigation of group events in the construction phase of the Solawi Hopfenhof


● Short expert opinion on free training in biodynamic agriculture Duration: 2017 - 2018

● Innovations and Farmers Livelihoods: A case study of farmers transitioning from Organic Agriculture to Biodynamic farming in Kerala – India and Zanzibar – Tanzania



Societal Transition and Agriculture (430b)Contact: Prof. Dr. Claudia Bieling, [email protected]

● The view of Indian farmers on regenerative agriculture Duration: 2016 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Comparative examination of biodynamic and Vrkshayurvedic agriculture in Kerala, India


● German environmentally sustainable wine – what are the differences? A change of perspective: Motives and inventives of vintners


● I want them to choose us because of how we farm and who we are: The changing role of organic certification and the importance of social capital on seven organic dairy farms in Maine, USA


● Measuring the success of three different CSA models in Spain on the basis of selected factors


● Participatory plant breeding and household sustainability, a case study of Red Maíz Criollo, Chiapas, Mexico


● Knowledge creation of permaculture practitioners observing and working with nature: Case studies from Austria



● Review of the management of risk-oriented inspections in an organic control body in the light of organic food fraud cases and improvement measures


Contact:PD Dr. Stefanie Lemke, [email protected]

● Exploring the potential of local food systems for sustainable rural develop-ment – A case study of the Vaalharts area

Duration: 2015 - 2017

● Governing natural resources for food sovereignty

Duration: 2018 - 2019

Institute of Agricultural Engineering (440)

Livestock Systems Engineering (440b)Contact:Prof. Dr. Eva Gallmann, [email protected]

● Planning housing for fattening pigs in organic farming Duration: until March 2016

● Exercise yards for cattle and pigs Duration: until December 2016


● Optimization of grazing- and automatic milking-systems for cow dairies in organic farming

Duration: Mai und Dezember 2016

FG Verfahrenstechnik in der Pflanzenproduktion (440d)Ansprechpartner:Prof. Dr. Hans W. Griepentrog, [email protected]

● Autonomous mechanical weed control with robots in arable far-ming, fruit growing and viticulture

Duration: ongoing

● VERTICROBO – New ecological and automated concepts in fruit growing

Duration: 2017 - 2018 (Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) – Agrarsysteme der Zukunft)

● 3D real-time detection of weeds in maize Duration: February - August 2018 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Broadcast seeding of cereals Duration: January - June 2016 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Evaluation of the influencing factors for weed control using a 5.5 W laser

Duration: April - September 2016 (B.Sc. thesis)

● Design of a pivoting laser head for weed control Duration: July - December 2015 (B.Sc. thesis)


Institute of Animal Science (460)

Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding (460g)Contact:Prof. Dr. Jörn Bennewitz, [email protected]

● Breeding concepts for robust dairy beef Duration: 2016 - 2019

Livestock Population Genomics (460h)Contact:Prof. Dr. Martin Hasselmann, [email protected]

● Studies on the influence of different feeds on the intestinal microbiota of honeybees

Duration: 2015 - 2017 (sponsored by the Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg (MLR))

● Investigations into the improvement of bee health by means of bee-keeping systems

Duration: since 2016

Contact:Prof. Dr. Michael Grashorn, [email protected]

● Determining pre-cecal digestibility coefficients for domestic energy and protein feedstuffs for organic broiler production

Duration: 2010 - 2016 (Federal Programme for Organic Farming and Other Forms of Sustainable Agriculture)


● Use of treated seed grains (Vicia sativa L.) as a protein-rich feed for monogastrics in organic farming


● Dual-purpose chickens in Baden-Württemberg – poultry farming in the societal dialogue

Duration: 2018 - 2019 (Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg (MLR))

Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans Ruthenberg Institute) (490)

Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development (490c)Contact:Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, [email protected]

● Regional value chains for organically produced oilseeds: opportunities, possibilities, challenges Duration: 2017 (M.Sc. Thesis)

● Development and success factors of PGS-based value chains among smallholder farmer: a case study from India

Duration: 2018-2019 (M.Sc. Thesis)


Agronomy in the Tropics and Subtropics (490e)Contact:Prof. Dr. Georg Cadisch, [email protected]

● Climate-smart Crop-livestock Systems for Smallholders in the Tropics: Integration of New Forage Hybrids to Intensify Agriculture and to Mitigate Climate Change, Columbia (CIAT)

Duration: 2012 - 2016

● Addressing the challenges of smallholder farming communities: Restoring degraded agroecosystems (CIAT)

Duration: 2013 - 2017

● Alleviating poverty and enhancing environmental integrity through restoring ecosystems services in a tropical plantation crop in the upper Mekong region China (Green Rubber)

Duration: 2014 - 2016

● Linking knowledge and people across scales – an integrated approach for the management of soil organic matter (CONNESSA)

Duration: 2014 - 2017

● Realizing the underexploited potential of multipurpose legumes towards improved livelihoods and a better environment in crop-livestock systems in East & Central Africa (Legume Choice)

Duration: 2014 - 2017

● Evaluation of cherelle wilt in five Theobroma cacao L. cropping systems: a physiological and phenological approach Duration: 2015 und 2017 (M.Sc. thesis)


● Beans with Benefits – Integrating improved mung bean as a catch crop into the dryland systems of South and Central Asia for increased smallholder farmer income and more sustainable production systems

Duration: 2015 - 2018

● HealthyLAND – Crops for Healthy Diets: Linking Agriculture and Nutrition

Duration: 2015 - 2018

● Agricultural Landscapes under Global Climate Change – Processes and Feedbacks on a Regional Scale (FOR)

Duration: 2015 - 2021

● Underutilized or unprotected? New methods for analyzing diverging perspectives on the large-scale conversion of tropical grassland eco-systems (Ellrichshausen-Stiftung) Ethiopia, Kenya

Duration: 2016 - 2018

● Effect of tillage and crop residue management on biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in cowpea under MBILI intercropping systems in Kenya


● Safe operating space in mountainous regions of Southeast Asia (SOS-Uplands) biodiversity and land use

Duration: 2017 - 2018

● Education and Training for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition in East Africa (EatSane)

Duration: 2018


● Nitrogen dynamics in organic and conventional systems in the Sub-humid highlands of central Kenya

Duration: ongoing (Ph.D. thesis)

Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics (490f)Contact:PD Dr. Frank Rasche, [email protected]

● LegumeCHOICE – Realizing the underexploited potential of multi-purpose legumes towards improved livelihoods and a better

environment in crop-livestock systems in East & Central Africa Duration: 2014 - 2018

● Soil ecological determinants of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) by Brachiaria humidicola in tropical pasture systems

Duration: 2015 - 2019

● Organic Cocoa Growing in Peru – Cropping System and Fruit Quality

Duration: 2017 - 2018

● BIOINVENT – Generic bio-inventory of functional soil microbial diversity in permanent grassland ecosystems across management and climate gradients

Duration: 2017 - 2020

● Control of the weed Striga hermonthica by the fungal biocontrol agent Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. strigae

Duration: 2017 - 2020


● Molecular mechanisms of the suppression of banana Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 through ground cover management

Duration: 2017 - 2020

● HerbBi – Herbicide-mediated biphasic responses in plants Duration: 2017 - 2020

● ECOMASA – Eco-efficient management of tropical savannas Duration: 2018 - 2019

● COSCA – Agro-ecological opportunities and tailor-made value chain schemes to develop a sustainable cocoa sector in South

and Central America Duration: 2018 - 2019

Animal Breeding and Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics (490h)Contact: Prof. Dr. Mizeck Chagunda, [email protected]

● Meat quality of double-purpose chicken „Les Bleus“ compared to a slow-growing commercial hybrid Duration: 2014 - 2015 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Organic dual-purpose-breeding of chickens: breeding goals and breeding organization for Bresse Gauloises


● Organic poultry breeding in Baden-Württemberg: Concept development and first steps towards an independent breeding scheme

Duration: 2014 - 2016


● Suitability of dual-purpose cockerels of local breeds and commercial strain for fattening under free range conditions on the Canary Islands

Duration: 2015 - 2016

● Consumer attitudes towards dual-purpose chicken in Southern Germany


● Do Bresse Gauloise chickens offer a superior meat quality on the retail level?


● How can food security and income diversity of smallholder farmers in the Philippines be improved by organic pig production?


● How can organic pig production with local breeds in the Philippines succeed in keeping morbidity and mortality low while avoiding anti-microbial use?


● Use of local animal genetic resources and organic livestock production in Thailand


● Can early weaning stress be reduced for the benefit of welfare of dairy goats and sustainability of dairy goat farming?


● Influence of husbandry systems on animal welfare in Holstein and Fleckvieh cows and their effects on selected sustainability aspects


Contact: Priv. Doz. Dr. Pera Herold, [email protected]

● Characterization of the “Schwarzwaldziege” Duration: 2014 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Relationship between health data and performance characteristics of Fleckvieh and Vorderwälder cows


● Possibilities of health monitoring in goats Duration: 2015 - 2016 (M.Sc. thesis)

● Development of a sustainable breeding program for milk goats in organic agriculture


● GoOrganic – Development of a sustainable breeding program "Goats for organic farming"



Animal Nutrition and Rangeland Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (490i)Contact:Prof. Dr. Uta Dickhöfer, [email protected]

● GrazyDaiSy: Innovative and sustainable grazing-based systems integrating cows and young stock


● Tannin-containing feed as a component of endoparasite control in small ruminants in organic agriculture

Duration: 2015 - 2016 (Ministry of Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg (MLR))

State Plant Breeding Institute (LSA, 720)

Working Group Sunflowers and LegumesContact:Dr.VolkerHahn,[email protected]

● Genomics-based improvement of the domestic soybean material and establishment of a molecular screening system for soy pathogens

Duration: 2015 - 2018 (BMEL/BLE)

● Development of adapted and profitable soy varieties for a sustainable bioeconomy

Duration: 2017 - 2019

Working Group RyeContact:Prof. Dr. Thomas Miedaner, [email protected]

● Controlling rye stem rust, Puccinia graminis f. sp. secalis, in organic farming via resistance breeding



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