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Mischanbau mit Klee und Gräsern auf Grünland
On grassland, mixed cultivation of clover (left) and grasses was tested.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

In duet with legumes

In the joint project IMPAC3, partners from research and industry have explored which genotypes are suitable for mixed cultivation in fields, grassland and forests.

Arabidopsis-Pflanzen mit und ohne Hitzeprägung
Arabidopsis seedlings with imprinting (left) develop much better at moderate temperatures and subsequent heat stress than seedlings with heat stress without imprinting (right).

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Molecular memory: Plants' reaction to heat stress

The meristem tissue in the shoot apex, which is important for growth, develops a memory for heat stress in plants that helps them survive. Researchers from Potsdam have observed this.

Exüeriment mit jungen Fichten in Glaskästen
This was the experimental setup of CO2 starvation expression on the young spruce trees.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Spruce trees in a starvation experiment

In adverse environmental conditions such as heat or drought, trees put survival processes before growth.

Waschbare Abschminktücher

Consumables Plants

Makeup removal wipes

Instead of cotton pads and the like, sustainable makeup removal wipes are equally good for the skin and the environment.

Ackerfahrzeug mit Blattgrünsensor
Premosys has developed a sensor that can distinguish undesirable wild weeds from cultivated plants. This allows chemical pesticides to be used in a much more targeted manner.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

More precise spraying thanks to sensor technology

A new method detects wild weeds, thereby reducing the need for herbicides in agriculture.

Aufnahme von PLA-Monofilamenten im Rasterelektronenmikroskop: Bild (a) zeigt den Originalzustand. Das Material wurde dann bei einer Temperatur von 70°C zwei Wochen gealtert, bei einer Luftfeuchtigkeit von 65 %, 80 % und 95 %.
Scanning electron microscope image of PLA monofilaments: image (a) shows the original condition. The material was then aged at a temperature of 70°C for two weeks, at humidity levels of 65%, 80% and 95%.

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

PLA plastics suitable for air filters

Nonwovens made from the bioplastic polylactide can remove virus-laden aerosols from rooms equally well as conventional plastic filters.

Behälter mit Reinigungsmittel aus Roter Bete

Chemistry Plants

Detergent

Sounds paradoxical, but works brilliantly: Beetroot, often known as the cause of stubborn stains, qualifies as an ecological cleaning agent.

Vier Probekörper des neuen Bioverbundwerkstoffs
The team produced different test specimens from the new biocomposite material.

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Coated flax fibers for new biocomposites

A special process makes natural fibers more heat-resistant, enabling them to be used in engineering thermoplastics.

Bäumkronen im Wald
Satellites already provide large-scale and detailed images of the condition of forests.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

New remote sensing network for forests

Making satellite data on the forest ecosystem available quickly and seamlessly is the goal of the newly established Copernicus Network Office "Wald" ("Forest").

Basilikumkräuter
Growing herbs in an indoor farm

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

New merger in the green farming sector

The U.S. company Kalera acquires shares worth millions in the Munich-based indoor farming specialist &ever to further expand its global market position in the vertical farming sector.  

Schoko-Praline
800,000 tons of chocolate and chocolate products were produced in Germany in 2019.

Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Cocoa-free chocolate from microbial production

The Munich-based cleantech start-up NxFoods wants to use biotechnological processes to bring a chocolate to market that does not contain cocoa but is produced in a climate-friendly and fair way.

Lastwagen mit Anlagentechnik zur Saatgutbehandlung der E-VITA GmbH
E-VITA® plant technology for efficient on-site seed treatment

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Carefully disinfecting seeds with electrons

Ceravis AG and Fraunhofer FEP have founded a new company, E-Vita GmbH, to establish the Dresden researchers' innovative seed treatment method on the market.

Fahrzeuglagerhalle
Some parts in the engine compartment of vehicles could soon be made of bioplastics.

Automobile unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Durable bioplastics for the automotive industry

Researchers at the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (IfBB) at Hannover University of Applied Sciences want to develop bioplastics for the automotive industry that can withstand high temperatures and stresses.

Symbolbild- Einsatz digitaler technik in der Landwirtschaft
The ArtIFARM alliance researches digital solutions for resource-efficient and sustainable agriculture.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania counts on high-tech in agriculture

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is once again promoting structural change in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and providing millions for research into artificial intelligence in agriculture.

Teilweise abgebaute Folie im Ackerboden
These are the remnants of PBSA film degraded over 240 days under conventional agriculture and the climate of 2070.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Bioplastic remains readily degradable despite climate change

Microbial decomposition of biodegradable PBSA films works well under climate change conditions. However, the plastic can endanger field yields.

v.l.n.r.: Richard Hurding (CEO, Zelfo Technology GmbH) und Eduardo Gordillo (Founder & CEO, BIO-LUTIONS Int. AG)
From left: Richard Hurding (CEO, Zelfo Technology GmbH) and Eduardo Gordillo (Founder & CEO, BIO-LUTIONS Int. AG).

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Innovation award for fibers from agricultural residues

CleanTech start-up BIO-LUTIONS and Zelfo Technology have been awarded the Brandenburg Innovation Prize for developing a process for producing natural fibers.

Weizenfeld
Wheat is mostly grown as a monoculture.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Combining root systems of different wheat varieties

Using shallow- and deep-rooted wheat varieties in one field, researchers aim to improve the plants' nutrient and water availability and make them more resilient.

Die Solarmodule schützen die Apfelbäume u.a. vor zu starker Sonneneinstrahlung und Extremwetter.
The solar panels protect the apple trees from excessive sunlight and extreme weather, for example.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Apple trees under solar panels

An agri-photovoltaic system was set up on an organic fruit farm in Gelsdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, to explore its potential for fruit cultivation.

Blick von oben auf das neue Phytotechnikum auf dem campus der Uni Hohenheim
The first part of the new high-tech research greenhouse Phytotechnikum is located in the west of the University of Hohenheim campus.

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Phytotechnikum: High-tech research in a glass greenhouse

The first high-tech greenhouse of the new Phytotechnikum was officially opened on the campus of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart.

Chemresilienz Teamleitung Prof. Peter H. Seeberger und Dr. Matthew Plutschack (v.l.n.r.)
Chemresilienz Team Leader Prof. Peter H. Seeberger and Dr. Matthew Plutschack (l.t.r.)

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Research factories for sustainable chemistry

A team led by Potsdam biochemist Peter Seeberger has succeeded in obtaining BMBF funding for the establishment of two large-scale research centers for the reorientation of chemical production in central Germany.