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