We use cookies on our website. Some are necessary for the operation of the website. You can also allow cookies for statistical purposes. You can adjust the data protection settings or agree to all cookies directly.
Data Protection Declaration
Imprint
Advanced Search
Search results
Search for: fh62VKoX2FU0lEOwkF43GA7tzz7cUk55eQG9OuEGpGyuFcwfwqofu1SOH9bhwXJO, 10 of 7899 ResultsSorting
Relevancy: 22%
FOR 995 P6: 14C AMS as a tracer and dating tool in the study of paddy soil carbon dynamics (Project)
...Organic matter is lost through mineralization as gas (CO2, CH4), while both organic and mineral components are lost through leaching. ...Understanding the “Biogeochemistry of paddy soil evolution” requires that dynamic transformation and transport processes of both organic and mineral matter are quantified and that residence times of key organic and mineral “pools” are determined. 13C and 14C isotopes can be used to trace carbon through organic transformations, independent of the molecules in which they are incorporated. 13C is largely limited to laboratory and field experiments with artificially or naturally labelled carbon. 14C provides both a recent input label through the rapidly changing atmospheric 14C concentrations caused by atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons since 1954, and an indication of age before the testing through radioactive decay. 14C can thus discriminate between “old” and “young” carbon in the various pools and specific organic compounds of the paddy soils of the Zhejiang chronosequence and show whether their presence is the result of recalcitrance and preservation/storage or of import and/or microbially mediated transformations and thus help to detail the various pathways of carbon cycling in paddy soils....
Funding period: 2008 - 2010
Relevancy: 22%
Section of Soil Science (Institution)
...For this we use state of the art soil physical measurement techniques (soil mechanics and hydraulics), modern non-invasive tools (X-ray microtomography) combined with quantitative image analysis and models (e.g. ...
Relevancy: 22%
Collaborative project: Development of an integrated pest management strategy to minimize yellow rust of wheat, Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici, in cereal crops - Subprojekt 2 (Project)
...Yellow rust, Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici, is one of the most important cereal pathogens. ...For the discovery of new resistance mechanisms, which are especially effective in adult plants, biotechnological methods of modern plant breeding will be used. (1) Monitoring the German yellow rust populations with regard to the occurring virulences and pathotypes as well as their diversity and complexity. (2) Testing the sensitivity of yellow rust populations to the most common fungicides used to control wheat yellow rust. (3) Identification of race-specific resistance genes in new wheat germplasm with effective adult-plant resistance to yellow rust. (4) Selection of new, durable adult plant resistances by biotechnological methods of plant breeding (DH technique, QTL mapping).The project will develop innovative methods for the targeted use of cultivar resistance within the concept of integrated pest management and reduce the use of fungicides....
Funding period: 2013 - 2016
Relevancy: 22%
Regional climate protection contribution of forests without forestry use (Project)
...Via the project “Regionaler Klimaschutzbeitrag von Wäldern ohne forstliche Nutzung (Acronym: SpeicherWald)”, Climate Alliance and the Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union – NABU) are showing how through various informational materials and regional events.With their trees and soil acting as carbon sinks, unmanaged forests absorb more carbon dioxide than forests in which timber is harvested. ...The high adaptive capacity of such forests ensures their survival and thus their continued climate change mitigation capac-ity even on problematic sites characterised by low nutrient supply, low precipitation or drought.The German national biodiversity strategy, launched in 2007, stipulates that five percent of the entire forest area and ten percent of the community forest be left untouched by 2020. Currently, only 1.9 percent of Germany’s forest area can be considered unmanaged, natural forest. ...
Funding period: 2016 - 2019
Relevancy: 21%
Development and evaluation of peat-reduced production systems in horticulture (Project)
...The fibre nettle is a variety of the large stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.), whose fibre content has been increased by breeding. ...In contrast to other renewable raw materials (e.g. typha) which can be used as peat substitutes, the cultivation of nettle fibres can take place on large areas and delivers a high fibre yield per unit area. The resilient cultivation in the agroforestry system favours the nettle (wind protection, shading); an additional incentive for farmers is provided by the wood production and the subsidy of tree strips. (2) Nettles are nitrogen-intensive plants. The C:N ratio of the plants is to be optimised via various N fertiliser levels in order to reduce the risk of N immobilisation in the growing medium. ...
Funding period: 2021 - 2024
Relevancy: 21%
Development and evaluation of peat-reduced production systems in horticulture (Project)
...The fibre nettle is a variety of the large stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.), whose fibre content has been increased by breeding. ...In contrast to other renewable raw materials (e.g. typha) which can be used as peat substitutes, the cultivation of nettle fibres can take place on large areas and delivers a high fibre yield per unit area. The resilient cultivation in the agroforestry system favours the nettle (wind protection, shading); an additional incentive for farmers is provided by the wood production and the subsidy of tree strips. (2) Nettles are nitrogen-intensive plants. The C:N ratio of the plants is to be optimised via various N fertiliser levels in order to reduce the risk of N immobilisation in the growing medium. ...
Funding period: 2021 - 2024
Relevancy: 21%
Production and upgrading of 2,3-butandiole from biomass (Project)
...The project objective is the development of an efficient fermentation process to produce the platform chemical 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) from various low-cost renewable feedstocks and its further upgrading. 2,3-butanediol is a valuable chemical useful as anti-freeze and as raw materials for pesticides, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, fragrances, moistening agents etc. Further on 2,3-BD can be used for the production of 2-butanone, a fuel additive and for conversion to 1,3-butadiene (1,3-BD), a multi million ton bulk chemical mainly used for the production of synthetic rubber, polyamides and other plastic materials. ...Accordingly the project is focused on a reduction of fossile raw materials in order to contribute to the CO2 reduction....
Funding period: 2009 - 2011
Relevancy: 21%
Collaborative projects: 'Gabi 2: Project 1: GABI PD: integration of plant genome data, Project 2: MapMan: developing a software for the analysis of complex data, Project 3: CONQUEST II: Database Application Development' (Project)
...Collaborative projects: 'Gabi 2: Project 1: GABI PD: integration of plant genome data, Project 2: MapMan: developing a software for the analysis of complex data, Project 3: CONQUEST II: Database Application Development'...
Funding period: 2004 - 2007
Relevancy: 21%
Genomic management Tools to Optimize Resilience and Efficiency in European cattle farming (Project)
...The objective of GenTORE is to develop innovative genome-enabled selection and management tools to optimise cattle resilience and efficiency (R&E) in widely varying environments. These tools, incorporating both genetic and non-genetic variables, will be applicable across the full range of systems (beef, milk and mixed), and will thereby increase the economic, environmental and social sustainability of European cattle meat and milk production systems. To achieve this, GenTORE brings together: 1) multidisciplinary scientific expertise in genomics, environmental assessment, nutritional physiology, health management, precision livestock farming, mathematical modelling, and socio-economics; 2) partners and stakeholders representing breeding organisations, farm technology companies, farm and veterinary advisory services, and farm sectors (organic, grazing, etc.); and 3) a unique data basis including >1 million genotypes.This multi-actor team will develop tools for: multi-breed selection for R&E, characterisation of diverse farm environments, large-scale phenotyping of R&E using on-farm technology, on-farm management of breeding and culling decisions, and predicting the consequences for farm resilience of changing breeding and management. ...They will allow increased use of the genomic diversity in cattle breeds, e.g. use of selective cross-breeding to best exploit the local production environment. ...
Funding period: 2017 - 2022
Relevancy: 21%
SFB 564: B4.1 - Land vulnerability and land suitability analysis in Northern Vietnam (Project)
...The land suitability and vulnerability analysis will be carried out with the adopted SOTER (Soil and Terrain) approach. Normally used for a 1:500.000 scale the SOTER technology will be developed for a 1:50.000 scale for two subcatchments. This is especially necessary because the closely cooperating projects C4.1 (Land use modelling), B5.1 (Water quality analysis) and G1.2 (Sustainability strategies) will rely on the spatial data of this scale. ...As participatory soil mapping provides valuable additional information for land use evaluation and potential planning, this approach will be integrated on both the subcatchment and the village level in joint cooperation with A1.3 (Participatory Research). Finally, land use scenarios regarding different factors, e.g. change of cropping patterns, introduction of fruit trees, intensification of fish production or changes in market access, will be modelled....
Funding period: 2006 - 2009
