How Europe's moors can be saved
According to a ZALF study, a mix of economic incentives and adapted land use models could drive the rewetting of peatlands in Europe and make the cultivation of paludiculture more attractive for farmers.
Glass microalgae as a bioindicator for coastal marshes
Researchers at the University of Rostock were able to demonstrate the positive environmental changes following the rewetting of a coastal moor on the island of Rügen using the diatom.
Trial run for algae farms on high seas
As part of an international research project, researchers in Braunschweig are investigating how seaweed can be successfully cultivated in offshore facilities in order to relieve the pressure on coastal areas.
Barley defends itself against fungal attack
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle (Saale) and the University of Cologne have discovered a new group of defence substances in barley that protects its roots against fungal attack.
T-shirt made from biologically recycled textile waste
After two years of research, the French company Carbios and the textile consortium Fibre-to-Fibre present the world's first garment made entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic and textile polymers.
