Metabolic and endocrine functions of dairy cows under non- optimal body condition (underconditioned or over-conditioned) exhibit marked abnormalities that result in a significant decrease in milk production. Underconditioned ...

The consequences of the climate and biodiversity crisis present an increasingly challenge for the agricultural sector to ensure food security for a growing world population. The optimal nutrient supply of plants is a ......
Die Ernährungssicherung einer wachsenden Weltbevölkerung wird durch die Folgen der Klima- und Biodiversitätskrise zu einer zunehmenden Herausforderung für den Agrarsektor. Eine optimale Nährstoffversorgung der Pflanzen, ......

The microbes living in and in close proximity to plant roots are subject to host-driven selection and can confer substantial benefits to the plant such as growth promotion and stress tolerance. Studying this root-associated ...

Aggregation of soil particles is one of the most characteristic features of terrestrial soils and crucial for their functionality. Despite the high relevance of soil aggregates, only little is known about their genesis and ...

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 ...

Associating interesting phenotypic traits with causal genes and elucidating the underlying gene functional relationships is of great importance to crop breeding and improvement efforts. To this end, the research presented ...

The integrated management of Fusarium head blight (FHB) on wheat depends on the implementation of agricultural practices, cultivation of resistant varieties, and fungicides application. Reducing yield losses and mycotoxin ......

In dairy farming, the timing of the lactation cycle and the way of milk removal differ considerably from the natural conditions. Ensuring good health and wellbeing of farm animals is of great interest from both an economic ...

Typically, plastic packaging materials are produced using additives, like e.g. stabilisers, to introduce specific desired properties into the material or, in case of stabilisers, to prolong the shelf life of such packaging ......
Identifizierung, Charakterisierung und Evaluierung von bioaktiven sekundären Inhaltsstoffen für die nachhaltige Stabilisierung von Lebensmittelverpackungen
Kunststoffverpackungen werden üblicherweise ......