The Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences: E-Dissertationen
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Development of an experimental gravimetric geoid model for Nigeria
(2024-12-17)Due to the increasing demand for precise mapping, surveying, geodesy, and large-scale infrastructure projects, the establishment of a precise national geoid model for Nigeria is essential. In this doctoral thesis, an ... -
Evidence on the role of context for agricultural innovation and conservation
(2024-12-13)This dissertation aims to explore how agricultural innovation and policies can make agri-food systems more sustainable by assessing impacts and diffusion patterns of innovations, as well as policy impacts across geographic ... -
Vision-Based Semantic Scene Understanding for Agricultural Robots
(2024-12-13)An essential task of agriculture has always been the production of food, feed, and fiber for an ever-growing world population with constrained arable land available. In the past decades, this challenge has been primarily ... -
Chopped Miscanthus biomass for soil organic matter build-up and evaluation of nitrogen and carbon dynamics in arable farming systems
(2024-12-12)Arable farming practices affect soil C and N dynamics and thus have a crucial impact on global climate change and on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Soil nutrient cycling is driven by soil microbial biomass, making ... -
A global drought monitoring framework using GRACE/-FO data assimilation
(2024-12-09)Extreme climate phenomena like droughts can lead to a shortage of available water resources that in turn can cause serious consequences such as famines. Monitoring of extremes is extremely important, and past research ... -
Beyond Zooming: Models and Algorithms for Mobile Maps with Extended Interaction Techniques
(2024-12-05)This thesis focuses on the development and evaluation of novel interfaces for the presentation of large and detailed geographic data sets on mobile devices. Especially when the density of information is high, a major ... -
Deep soil carbon accrual after land restoration in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil
(2024-11-28)Soils play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle, not only by storing most of terrestrial carbon but also by actively participating in carbon sequestration and emission processes. Reliable estimates of soil organic ... -
Retrieval of information and data products for calibration, validation and spatial-temporal analyses from automated field spectrometers
(2024-11-25)Intact ecosystems are the basis of human food security, air quality and provide naturally re-growing resources. Adaptive ecosystem management in the face of climate change requires detailed and continuous data about the ... -
3D Reconstruction of Plant Roots from MRI Images to Advance Root-Soil Systems Modelling
(2024-11-14)<strong>Background and Motivation:</strong> Roots are of particular interest for the efficient use of nutrients and water by plants. Therefore, the optimization of root system architecture (RSA) offers large potential in ... -
Phenotypic evaluation of wild Silphium perfoliatum L. accessions to create a breeding basis for material use
(2024-11-08)Cup plant (<em>Silphium perfoliatum</em> L.) is a promising herbaceous perennial for biomass production. In Germany, <em>S. perfoliatum</em> is mainly grown as a substrate for biogas reactors. Aside from the plant being ... -
Effects of alternate wetting and drying irrigation on rice productivity in Burkina Faso
(2024-10-18)Irrigated systems play a critical role in meeting the growing demand for rice (Oryza sp.) and ensuring global food security. In semi-arid regions of West Africa, with emerging water scarcity driven by rapid population ... -
Nutrient remediation from wastewater by Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS) and evaluation of ATS biomass as fertilizer
(2024-10-17)The increasing discharge of nutrient-rich wastewater into natural water bodies poses a severe environmental challenge, demanding innovative and cost-effective solutions for efficient nutrient removal and recovery. This ... -
Das Bioenergetische Profil präimplantativer Rinderembryonen - Spezifische Effekte der In vitro Kultivierung und der Kryokonservierung
(2024-10-08)Ein beständiges Thema in der In-vitro Produktion (IVP) von Rinderembryonen ist die beeinträchtigte Entwicklungskompetenz. Diese lässt sich durch eine verminderte Kryotaug-lichkeit und geringeren Implantationsraten nachweisen ... -
Effects of mixing multiple spring wheat and faba bean cultivars in variable densities and environments
(2024-10-02)Intercropping, the practice of cultivating two or more crop species together, is widely recognized as a sustainable crop production system. This approach is valued for its ability to enhance production, stabilize crop ... -
Assessing the compatibility of genotypes in the rice—Magnaporthe oryzae interaction by hyperspectral imaging
(2024-10-01)The optical properties of plants are valuable indicators of their health and can be used to detect, monitor, and characterize both biotic and abiotic stresses. Spectral techniques like hyperspectral imaging (HSI), have ... -
Global and experimental evidence on the adoption of innovations and robotics for sustainable crop production
(2024-09-26)Agricultural innovations in general and smart farming technologies (SFT) in particular, can mitigate the negative environmental impacts and risk inherent to modern agricultural practices while increasing productivity and ... -
Prokaryotic colonization of soil during early-stage aggregation and of soil microaggregates
(2024-09-25)Soil is a complex mixture of minerals, gas, water and organic materials that assemble into aggregates and define pore spaces, therewith providing connective and isolated habitats for microorganisms. The soil microorganisms ... -
Grape phenolic maturity: Dynamics of polyphenol-polysaccharide interactions and the impact of grape seeds
(2024-09-24)Red wines contain various polyphenols that significantly impact their sensorial characteristics, making polyphenol extraction crucial for winemakers. Polyphenols are extracted from grape berries during maceration and ... -
Quantitative evaluation of ruminal nutrient degradation using in situ and in vitro methods
(2024-09-06)Quantitative evaluation of ruminal nutrient degradation using <em>in situ</em> and <em>in vitro</em> methods Studies on ruminally cannulated animals are expensive and time consuming. Furthermore they are limited to a few ... -
Towards Sustainable Water Use in the Indus River Basin: Assessing Groundwater Dynamics, Environmental Flows, associated Controlling Factors and Management Options
(2024-09-05)The dissertation highlights the need to release enough discharge as EFs to conserve ecosystems and found that the Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej Rivers of IRB are particularly vulnerable to the ecosystem as the estimated EFs ...
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