University of Hohenheim (UH)
World-class research and modern teaching are closely interconnected at the University of Hohenheim. Hohenheim students and researchers receive numerous prizes each year. Its graduates are young professionals who are much in demand. Hohenheim cultivates international partnerships with universities and other research institutes in over 90 countries around the world, furthermore, the university manages an array of individual research partnerships. The university is a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences. Five research stations, four state institutes and six research centres enable intensive, inter-disciplinary and practice-oriented research in situ.
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University of Hohenheim (UH)
Universität Hohenheim
D-70593 Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg
Phone: ++49 (0) 711/459-0
Fax: ++49 (0) 711/459-3960
email: post(@)uni-hohenheim.de
Activities:
- Research
Networks:
- German agricultural research alliance (DAFA)
- FoodDACH e.V.
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative project: Indicator-Based Management System for Behavioral and Health Monitoring of Sows - Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Indicator-Based Management System for Behavioral and Health Monitoring of Sows - Subproject 1
- Combat fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics - yeast products against fire blight and its effect on the spore content of stone fruit honey Details of Combat fire blight pathogen in orchards without antibiotics - yeast products against fire blight and its effect on the spore content of stone fruit honey
- Economic analysis of certification systems for organic food and farming (CERTCOST) Details of Economic analysis of certification systems for organic food and farming (CERTCOST)
- Individual and combined effects of five quantitative trait loci on resistance to the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica in Sorghum bicolor under field conditions in Mali and Sudan Details of Individual and combined effects of five quantitative trait loci on resistance to the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica in Sorghum bicolor under field conditions in Mali and Sudan
- Joint project: Genetic and molecular analysis of the suitability of hybrid rye for biogas production under drought conditions, sub-project 2: estimate quantitative genetic parameters and QTL analysis of the biomass and grain output Details of Joint project: Genetic and molecular analysis of the suitability of hybrid rye for biogas production under drought conditions, sub-project 2: estimate quantitative genetic parameters and QTL analysis of the biomass and grain output
- Managing the low sensitivity of codling moth against the codling moth Details of Managing the low sensitivity of codling moth against the codling moth
- Risk-based certification in organic farming: Derivation of improved strategies based on the data of large German checkpoints Details of Risk-based certification in organic farming: Derivation of improved strategies based on the data of large German checkpoints
- Studies on the existence and extent of genetic variations of traditional grape varieties with respect to the conservation of genetic resources Details of Studies on the existence and extent of genetic variations of traditional grape varieties with respect to the conservation of genetic resources
- Understanding the present distribution of parasitic weeds of the genus Striga and predicting its potential future geographic distribution in the light of climate and land use change Details of Understanding the present distribution of parasitic weeds of the genus Striga and predicting its potential future geographic distribution in the light of climate and land use change
Coordinated projects of subordinate institutions 252
Involved in research projects:
- Abiotic stress tolerant maize for increasing income and food security among the poor in eastern India and Bangladesh Details of Abiotic stress tolerant maize for increasing income and food security among the poor in eastern India and Bangladesh
- Application of the near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the ethanol cereal breeding and ethanol production Details of Application of the near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the ethanol cereal breeding and ethanol production
- Breeding of Varieties of Mono- und Diccocum-Wheat (Einkorn und Emmer) Details of Breeding of Varieties of Mono- und Diccocum-Wheat (Einkorn und Emmer)
- Collaborative project: Assessment of the nutritive value of a novel rape seed cake with high UDP-content in experiments with dairy cows and according to an innovative in vitro-method (HighUDP) – Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Assessment of the nutritive value of a novel rape seed cake with high UDP-content in experiments with dairy cows and according to an innovative in vitro-method (HighUDP) – Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Assessment of the nutritive value of a novel rape seed cake with high UDP-content in experiments with dairy cows and according to an innovative in vitro-method (HighUDP) – Subproject 2 Details of Collaborative project: Assessment of the nutritive value of a novel rape seed cake with high UDP-content in experiments with dairy cows and according to an innovative in vitro-method (HighUDP) – Subproject 2
- Comparison of spectroscopical, chromatographical and immunological methods for detection of mycotoxin content and fungus attack in cereal samples Details of Comparison of spectroscopical, chromatographical and immunological methods for detection of mycotoxin content and fungus attack in cereal samples
- Contracting Out of Poverty: Experimental Approaches to Innovation in Agricultural Markets with Small Farmers Details of Contracting Out of Poverty: Experimental Approaches to Innovation in Agricultural Markets with Small Farmers
- Demonstration project 'Welfare-friendly turkey production in an enriched environment' Details of Demonstration project 'Welfare-friendly turkey production in an enriched environment'
- Determination of acrylamide in foods Details of Determination of acrylamide in foods
- Development of enzyme containing preparations for hydrolysis in the biogas system Details of Development of enzyme containing preparations for hydrolysis in the biogas system
- Dissolved organic matter driven changes in minerals and organic-mineral interactions during paddy soil development Details of Dissolved organic matter driven changes in minerals and organic-mineral interactions during paddy soil development
- Diversification in mountain farming Details of Diversification in mountain farming
- Elateriden in the field vegetable production, grain and clover - infection control, activity rhythms and integrated pest control Details of Elateriden in the field vegetable production, grain and clover - infection control, activity rhythms and integrated pest control
- Expanding the rational and biological control of invasive Liriomyza leafminer flies to major horticultural production systems of East Africa Details of Expanding the rational and biological control of invasive Liriomyza leafminer flies to major horticultural production systems of East Africa
- Facilitating the widespread adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in maize-based systems in Eastern and Southern Africa Details of Facilitating the widespread adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in maize-based systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Global and regional distribution of biomass potentials Details of Global and regional distribution of biomass potentials
- Identification and assessment of potential risks in the course of production or manufacturing processes for food that can lead to a potential accumulation of residues of contaminants or undesirable substances in co- or by-products Details of Identification and assessment of potential risks in the course of production or manufacturing processes for food that can lead to a potential accumulation of residues of contaminants or undesirable substances in co- or by-products
- Implementing ecological approaches of pest management for enhancing sustainable potato production of resource-poor farmers in mountainous regions in CIP’s target countries of Southwest-Central Asia Details of Implementing ecological approaches of pest management for enhancing sustainable potato production of resource-poor farmers in mountainous regions in CIP’s target countries of Southwest-Central Asia
- Improving soil management recommendations for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa using new infrared technology for rapid diagnosis of soil constraints Details of Improving soil management recommendations for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa using new infrared technology for rapid diagnosis of soil constraints
- Improving the livelihoods of poor live-stock keepers in Africa through community based management of indigenous farm animal genetic resources Details of Improving the livelihoods of poor live-stock keepers in Africa through community based management of indigenous farm animal genetic resources
- Information, Training and Expert Advise Services regarding Production of Biofuels and their Utilisation in Agriculture and Forestry Machines Details of Information, Training and Expert Advise Services regarding Production of Biofuels and their Utilisation in Agriculture and Forestry Machines
- Investigation, evaluation and development of biogas processes (especially with co-fermentation) including the energetical utilization of biogas. Details of Investigation, evaluation and development of biogas processes (especially with co-fermentation) including the energetical utilization of biogas.
- Investigations on the in-vivo haploid induction in rye Details of Investigations on the in-vivo haploid induction in rye
- Matching product quality, hillside environments and market demand for agricultural highvalue diversification - DAPA (Diversification Agriculture Project Alliance). Details of Matching product quality, hillside environments and market demand for agricultural highvalue diversification - DAPA (Diversification Agriculture Project Alliance).
- Opportunities for economic incentives to promote sustainable land and water management in the sloping lands of South and Southeast Asia Details of Opportunities for economic incentives to promote sustainable land and water management in the sloping lands of South and Southeast Asia
- PATHOGENCOMBAT - Control and prevention of emerging and future pathogens at cellular and molecular level throughout the food chain Details of PATHOGENCOMBAT - Control and prevention of emerging and future pathogens at cellular and molecular level throughout the food chain
- Pathogenic Escherichia coli EC-Network (PEN) Details of Pathogenic Escherichia coli EC-Network (PEN)
- Predicting climate change induced vulnerability of African agricultural systems to major insect pests through advanced insect phenology modeling, and decision aid development for adaptation planning Details of Predicting climate change induced vulnerability of African agricultural systems to major insect pests through advanced insect phenology modeling, and decision aid development for adaptation planning
- Protecting the food chain from prions: shaping European priorities through basic and applied research (PRIORITY) Details of Protecting the food chain from prions: shaping European priorities through basic and applied research (PRIORITY)
- 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'
- Quantitative Analysis of the sectoral impacts of an expansion of organic farming in the EU Details of Quantitative Analysis of the sectoral impacts of an expansion of organic farming in the EU
- Research on resistance of pear rootstocks against the pear decline phytoplasma (PD) Details of Research on resistance of pear rootstocks against the pear decline phytoplasma (PD)
- Revisiting sweetpotato weevil sexual pheromone research and development: Scale-up synthesis of improved chemistry, field evaluation and integration into rational mass trapping devices for field application Details of Revisiting sweetpotato weevil sexual pheromone research and development: Scale-up synthesis of improved chemistry, field evaluation and integration into rational mass trapping devices for field application
- SAFEWASTES - Evaluating physiological and environmental consequences of using organic wastes after technological processing in diets for livestock and humans Details of SAFEWASTES - Evaluating physiological and environmental consequences of using organic wastes after technological processing in diets for livestock and humans
- Soil conservation options in the Savanna of West-Africa: new approaches to assess their potential Details of Soil conservation options in the Savanna of West-Africa: new approaches to assess their potential
- Soil conservation options to improve food securityin the Savanna of West Africa: Application of radionuclide technology Details of Soil conservation options to improve food securityin the Savanna of West Africa: Application of radionuclide technology
- Strategies for pro-poor growth and investment in lagging rural regions Details of Strategies for pro-poor growth and investment in lagging rural regions
- Sustainable conservation and utilization of genetic resources of two underutilized crops - finger millet and foxtail millet - to enhance productivity, nutrition and income in Africa and Asia Details of Sustainable conservation and utilization of genetic resources of two underutilized crops - finger millet and foxtail millet - to enhance productivity, nutrition and income in Africa and Asia
- Tackling Liriomyza leafmining flies: invasive pests of global proportions Details of Tackling Liriomyza leafmining flies: invasive pests of global proportions
- Testing of plum varieties and materials to sharka tolerance and resistance Details of Testing of plum varieties and materials to sharka tolerance and resistance
- Working together for market access: strengthening rural producer organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa Details of Working together for market access: strengthening rural producer organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Subordinate Institutions:
- Agricultural Communication and Extension (430a) - Details of Agricultural Communication and Extension (430a)
- Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics (440e) - Details of Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics (440e)
- Bioinformatics (340c) - Details of Bioinformatics (340c)
- Centre for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics (TROZ)- Details of TROZ
- Department of Biobased Products and Energy Crops - Details of Department of Biobased Products and Energy Crops
- Department of Crop Biodiversity and computer science engineering - Details of Department of Crop Biodiversity and computer science engineering
- Department of livestock ethology and breeding small animals (470c)- Details of 470c
- Department of Weed Science (360b) - Details of Department of Weed Science (360b)
- Economics, esp. Environmental Economics and Regulatory Policy (520F) - Details of Economics, esp. Environmental Economics and Regulatory Policy (520F)
- Fachgebiet Pflanzenzüchtung und Biotechnologie (350c) - Details of Fachgebiet Pflanzenzüchtung und Biotechnologie (350c)
- Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding (470b)- Details of 470b
- Institut für Agrartechnik (440) - Details of Institut für Agrartechnik (440)
- Institute for Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (490) - Details of Institute for Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (490)
- Institute for Animal Husbandry and Animal Breeding (470) - Details of Institute for Animal Husbandry and Animal Breeding (470)
- Institute for Crop Production and Grassland Research (340) - Details of Institute for Crop Production and Grassland Research (340)
- Institute for Environmental and Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Medicine (with Animal Clinic) (460) - Details of Institute for Environmental and Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Medicine (with Animal Clinic) (460)
- Institute for medical nutrition - Details of Institute for medical nutrition
- Institute for Physics and Meteorology (120) - Details of Institute for Physics and Meteorology (120)
- Institute for Phytomedicine (360) - Details of Institute for Phytomedicine (360)
- Institute for Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics (UH-350)- Details of UH-350
- Institute for Social Sciences in Agriculture (430) - Details of Institute for Social Sciences in Agriculture (430)
- Institute for Soil Science and Land Evaluation (310) - Details of Institute for Soil Science and Land Evaluation (310)
- Institute for Zoology (220) - Details of Institute for Zoology (220)
- Institute of Agricultural Policy and Agricultural Markets (420) - Details of Institute of Agricultural Policy and Agricultural Markets (420)
- Institute of Animal Nutrition (450) - Details of Institute of Animal Nutrition (450)
- Institute of Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics (480) - Details of Institute of Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics (480)
- Institute of Crop Science (340) - Details of Institute of Crop Science (340)
- Institute of Farm Management (410) - Details of Institute of Farm Management (410)
- Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology (150) - Details of Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology (150)
- Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology - Details of Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology
- Landesanstalt für Bienenkunde - Details of Landesanstalt für Bienenkunde
- Livestock Systems Engineering (440b) - Details of Livestock Systems Engineering (440b)
- Plant Foodstuff Technology (150d) - Details of Plant Foodstuff Technology (150d)
- Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics 380 - Details of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics 380
- Research Focus Biotechnology and Plant Breeding (762) - Details of Research Focus Biotechnology and Plant Breeding (762)
- Research Station for Plant Breeding - Details of Research Station for Plant Breeding
- Section of Biogeophysics (310d) - Details of Section of Biogeophysics (310d)
- State Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bio-energy (740) - Details of State Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bio-energy (740)
- State Office for Agricultural Chemistry Hohenheim (710) - Details of State Office for Agricultural Chemistry Hohenheim (710)
- State Plant Breeding Institute (720) (LSA)- Details of LSA
- Subinstitution General Crop Farming (340a) - Details of Subinstitution General Crop Farming (340a)
- Subinstitution Nutritional Crop Physiology (340h) - Details of Subinstitution Nutritional Crop Physiology (340h)
- Subinstitution Plant Ecology and Ecotoxicology (320b) - Details of Subinstitution Plant Ecology and Ecotoxicology (320b)
- Subinstitution Product Quality of Specialty Crops (340e) - Details of Subinstitution Product Quality of Specialty Crops (340e)
- Subinstitution Special Crop Cultivation and Crop Physiology (340f) - Details of Subinstitution Special Crop Cultivation and Crop Physiology (340f)
Coordinated collaborative projects:
- LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands Details of LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands Details of LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands
- LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands Details of LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands
- LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands Details of LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands
- FABES: biorefinery module for directed-fermentative pulping of biomass for combined energy and material recycling Details of FABES: biorefinery module for directed-fermentative pulping of biomass for combined energy and material recycling
- LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands Details of LILAC - Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands