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GRK 1070: Modeling Material Flows and Production Systems for Sustainable Resource Use in Intensified Crop Production in the North China Plain
Collaborative Project
Coordinating institution:
Institute of Farm Management
Collaborative Projects
Material Flows/ Pollution Analysis
Leading institution:
Section of Biogeophysics
Research projects
- GRK 1070 SP 1.1: A combined BaPS-13C stable isotope technique to study the interaction between C and N turnover in alkaline agricultural soils of the North China Plain
- GRK 1070 SP 1.2: Optimisation of soil organic matter management under intensive cropping in the North China Plain
- GRK 1070 SP 1.3: Modeling and measuring nitrogen deposition in the North China Plain
- GRK 1070 SP 1.4: Further development and evaluation of laser spectroscopic in-situ measurement techniques for highly sensitive detection of climate relevant trace gas fluxes in the North China Plain
Cropping Systems
Leading institution:
Institute for Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics
Research projects
- GRK 1070 SP 2.2: QTL analysis and optimization of breeding schemes for improved nitrogen-use efficiency of maize and wheat for sustainable cropping systems in the North China Plain
- GRK 1070 SP 2.1: Design, modeling and evaluation of improved cropping strategies and multi-level interactions in mixed cropping systems in the North China Plain
- GRK 1070 SP 2.3: Decision support systems for weed management in North China Plain production systems
- GRK 1070 SP 2.4: Precision irrigation and fertigation technology for improving water- and fertilizer-efficiency of North China Plain production systems
Farm level, regional and sectoral assessment
Leading institution:
Institute of Farm Management
Research projects
- GRK 1070 SP 3.1: Economic analysis on the effects of management and policy measures aiming at a reduction of the environmental burden from high-level agricultural production in the North China Plain
- GRK 1070 SP 3.2: Development and implementation of an Integrated Agro-Environmental Information System at regional levels of different scales in the North China Plain
- GRK 1070 SP 3.3: Property rights and access to credit, inputs and agricultural knowledge in the North China Plain: implications for technical efficiency, sectoral change, and rural income inequality