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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
QS Subject Ranking:
University of Hohenheim Again Germany's No. 1 in Agricultural Research [16.03.2021]
Germany's top university in agricultural sciences: The University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart remains unchallenged in its first place position in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2021 published last week. In Europe, it is among the top ten in this area, in 8th place. The University of Hohenheim is also one of the world's leading universities in the field of...more
top agrar University Ranking:
University of Hohenheim in Top Position for Agricultural Engineering
[16.03.2021]
Those who want to specialize in agricultural engineering during their studies are in particularly good hands at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart: Students voted it into first place for best teaching in agricultural technology. That is the result of the agricultural university ranking of the trade journal top agrar. Students at 27 universities and universities of...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
Bioeconomy 360°:
The bread of the future [28.01.2021]
The bioeconomy is a team effort: Research approaches from a wide range of disciplines interact to ensure a successful shift towards a sustainable and viable economy. Using the example of "bread", it is possible to glimpse what this looks like in concrete terms at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart: from the breeding of new cereal varieties that defy climate change, the...more