Press releases on animals in research and teaching
Giant grass miscanthus:
Bioethanol source with negative CO2 balance [06.04.2022]
A significant reduction in greenhouse gas is feasible. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The trick: A combination of bioethanol production from renewable resources with carbon capture and storage technologies. Depending on the calculation approach used, a reduction of more than 100 percent compared to the EU benchmark...more
Old lentils rediscovered:
Researchers select cultivar types for cultivation in Germany [23.02.2022]
Vegetable protein from domestic fields – lentils are a true "superfood". However, the old crop is rarely grown in German fields: Overly complicated harvest, insufficient yield. The LinSel research group, coordinated by the Center for Organic Farming at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, wants to change that. At the conference, it will present what are known as genotypes...more
Innovative fertilization methods:
Fewer emissions from slurry fertilization in growing field crops [14.12.2021]
Up to 55 percent less ammonia emissions thanks to innovative methods: Commercial fertilizers such as slurry or digestate from biogas plants could be spread on fields and meadows in a much more environmentally friendly way. This was demonstrated by the initial results of a collaborative project involving the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The project has set its sights...more
Soybean cultivation in Germany:
Bees, Beans, and Citizen Science [19.10.2021]
Soybean from domestic organic farming, boasting excellent performance and good quality – this is possible if you have the right cultivars. The State Plant Breeding Institute of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the tofu manufacturer Taifun-Tofu in Freiburg are working towards this goal. In their "1000 Gardens" project, they are now inviting amateur gardeners...more
Phytotechnikum:
High-tech greenhouse for climate research & bioeconomy [27.09.2021]
More research on less space: This is what the new Phytotechnikum research greenhouse at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart has to offer. The two-bay, high-tech greenhouse with computer-controlled, precisely adjustable technology and a modular floor space layout replaces some of the individual greenhouses scattered across the campus. In two further construction phases,...more
Showcase Bioeconomy:
Superfood hemp – an innovative source of vegetable protein [16.09.2021]
Hemp has a future: Not only does it have enormous medical potential, it is also increasingly attracting the interest of scientists, companies, and consumers as a basis for novel, ecologically and sustainably produced foods. Researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart have now teamed up with the Signature Products company in Pforzheim to develop innovative...more
Alliance against food intolerances [13.07.2021]
Food intolerances are among the most common ailments worldwide and are associated with a variety of constraints for those affected. More particularly, distinguishing between a food intolerance or a food allergy and what is known as irritable bowel syndrome causes considerable difficulties in everyday life. The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches currently available are,...more
Showcase Bioeconomy:
Industrial crops make unproductive farmland profitable [06.04.2021]
Untapped potential: Around 65 million hectares of agricultural land in Europe are barely usable or not usable at all for conventional agriculture. The European MAGIC research project aims to tap into this enormous potential. Researchers from twelve countries are looking at how farmers can make economically viable use of these marginal agricultural lands with little effort by...more
Showcase Bioeconomy:
How laying hens can make optimum use of phosphorus [30.03.2021]
Phosphorus is an indispensable mineral for all living organisms, but it is also a very limited resource. With the aim of conserving phosphorus from mineral sources, scientists from six departments at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart have joined forces to set up the DFG research group "P-FOWL" (FOR 2601). They have also brought in two other working groups from the...more
Flower diversity may mitigate insecticide effects on wild bees [03.02.2021]
A higher diversity of flowering plants increases the breeding success of wild bees and may help compensate for the negative effects of insecticides. This is what researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim, as well as the Julius Kühn Institute, have found in a large-scale experimental study. The results have been published in the scientific journal Ecology...more
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