AI to combat weeds
High-resolution aerial image data captured from a low flight altitude will be analyzed already during the overflight on board by artificial... [mehr]
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)
ATB insect researcher meets Nobel Prize Laureates
On her Twitter channel she calls herself "Lady of the Flies". Dr Marwa Shumo is an expert on the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), a species... [mehr]
Prof. Dr Gabriele Berg strengthens microbiome research at the ATB
Microorganisms and their metabolism play an important role in all ecosystems, whether in natural, agricultural or technical systems such as biogas... [mehr]
Low-loss drying of wood chips from short rotation coppice
The cultivation of fast-growing woody plants such as poplars, willows and black locust trees on agricultural land in short rotation plantations or... [mehr]
World Soil Day: Digital technologies for looking into the soil
Sometimes a glance from the edge of the field onto the acre is all it takes to detect the differences with the naked eye: There are areas where... [mehr]
Climate-friendly handling of livestock manures: Where to put the poultry dung?
Production of broilers has doubled in the past 20 years. Worldwide, more than 70 billion animals are slaughtered each year, and this trend is... [mehr]
Hemp – an undemanding alternative to „thirsty“ fibre plants like cotton
Three consecutive years of poor rainfall in Germany have sharpened the focus on the availability of water for agricultural production. Facing... [mehr]