Researchers at the University of Hohenheim want to utilize a previously largely untapped source of protein: grass and other grassland plants. Using laying hens as an example, in the GruenProHen project they are investigating how grassland cuttings can also be made usable for livestock other than ruminants such as cattle or sheep. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture...more
Hohenheim made it! In recent weeks, species experts and committed citizen scientists have identified and digitally recorded 2087 wild animal and plant species on campus - more than twice as many as originally targeted. Among them are rare spider species, wild orchids and shy badgers. Not counted were over 8,000 different plant species cultivated by humans in the Hohenheim...more
Uniform standards are needed to pursue the goal of meaningful, reproducible, and application-driven research. However, research into the complex interplay of microorganisms in the digestive tract of farm animals is still lacking. Taking the pig as the example, the "LiMBiom-S" project aims to remedy this. Jun. Prof. Dr. Amélia Camarinha da Silva from the Department of Livestock...more
This is a promising alternative to chemical fungicides. Using epigenetics, i.e. targeted control of gene activity, researchers in the BarEpiEdit project want to develop an innovative, environmentally friendly technology to offer protection against fungal diseases in plants. Prof. Dr. Aline Koch, previously with the Department of Phytopathology at the University of Hohenheim,...more
Whether it's weed control by robots or crop yield prediction - digitalisation is also advancing in agriculture. Jun. Prof. Dr Anthony Stein is at home in this world: he has been head of the Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Engineering department at the University of Hohenheim since 2020.more
This had never happened before in Germany: 100 years ago, the first woman was appointed to a full professorship at the University of Hohenheim: Margarete von Wrangell. She founded the Institute for Plant Nutrition. "My institute is a creation that will remain of lasting value and use. I know what I am fighting for," she wrote to her mother after her appointment. She was right:...more
Protecting biodiversity on the doorstep: From April, very slender, elongated "wasps" sometimes sit on nesting aids for wild bees with cavities: black with small yellow spots, about one centimeter long. These are not wild bees, but a parasite of wild bees: the yellow-spotted Sapyga or "common club wasp" (Monosapyga clavicornis). Incidentally, the name "club wasp" comes from the...more
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