Asendorf, DE

The research field in Germany is located in Asendorf, between Bremen and Hannover and was started in the fall of 2022. It is managed by our partners at DSV.

Pedo-climatic zone

  • Temperate oceanic
  • Sandy loam

Crops

  • This season:
    • Winter wheat and white lupin
    • Winter wheat and soy bean
    • Winter wheat and field bean
  • Next season:
    • Winter wheat and Winter field bean
    • Winter triticale and Winter pea
    • Spring wheat and White Lupin

Intercrop configuration: mixed, row

Parameters that will be measured

  • Crop yield (quantity and quality)
  • Soil physico-chemical properties
  • Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen transfer between plant partners
  • Enzyme activity of important nutrient cycles (nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon)
  • Microbial community composition
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Net ecosystem exchange