Institut for organic farming (IOL)
Parent institution:
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn Details of Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn
Address
Institut for organic farming (IOL)
Katzenburgweg 3
53115 Bonn
North Rhine-Westphalia
Phone: 0228/73 5615
Fax: 0228/73 5617
email: iol(@)uni-bonn.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Animal Husbandry
- Crop production
- Quality of agricultural products
- Resource protection - Environmental assessment
Coordinated projects
- Agronomic strategies for climate-neutral and sustainable increase in productivity Details of Agronomic strategies for climate-neutral and sustainable increase in productivity
- Collaborative Project: Development of new strategies to increase and optimize the use of soil fertility Details of Collaborative Project: Development of new strategies to increase and optimize the use of soil fertility
- Influence of site factors and management on yield and quality of winter wheat, lucerne-clover grass and permanent pasture Details of Influence of site factors and management on yield and quality of winter wheat, lucerne-clover grass and permanent pasture
- Integration of the fodder legume sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) in crop rotations of organic agriculture Details of Integration of the fodder legume sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) in crop rotations of organic agriculture
- Organic Pilot Farms in North Rhine-Westphalia Details of Organic Pilot Farms in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Organic Pilot Farms in North Rhine-Westphalia- continuation Details of Organic Pilot Farms in North Rhine-Westphalia- continuation
- Organic Pilot Farms in North Rhine-Westphalia- continuation Details of Organic Pilot Farms in North Rhine-Westphalia- continuation
- Preservation of biodiversity and regionalisation: cultivation suitability and regional marketing possibilities for historic tomato species in NRW organic farming Details of Preservation of biodiversity and regionalisation: cultivation suitability and regional marketing possibilities for historic tomato species in NRW organic farming
Involved in research projects:
- Climate Impacts and Sustainability of organic operating systems - an investigation of a network of pilot farms Details of Climate Impacts and Sustainability of organic operating systems - an investigation of a network of pilot farms
- Greenhouse gas emissions in crop rotations with gras-clover in organic farming systems Details of Greenhouse gas emissions in crop rotations with gras-clover in organic farming systems
- Plant induced weathering of minerals in the subsoil - release of 'non-exchangeable' potassium from 2:1 layer minerals (TransMinK) Details of Plant induced weathering of minerals in the subsoil - release of 'non-exchangeable' potassium from 2:1 layer minerals (TransMinK)
- QUALITYLOWINPUTFOOD Improving quality and safety and reduction of cost in the European organic and 'low input' supply chains' Details of QUALITYLOWINPUTFOOD Improving quality and safety and reduction of cost in the European organic and 'low input' supply chains'
- Regional green house gas emissions in clover grass - wheat systems, joint project Details of Regional green house gas emissions in clover grass - wheat systems, joint project
Coordinated collaborative projects:
- Developing strategies for maintaining and increasing soil fertility: cropping systems combining pulses with mulch husbandry Details of Developing strategies for maintaining and increasing soil fertility: cropping systems combining pulses with mulch husbandry
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- Developing strategies for maintaining and increasing soil fertility: cropping systems combining pulses with mulch husbandry Details of Developing strategies for maintaining and increasing soil fertility: cropping systems combining pulses with mulch husbandry