Goals and tasks

Goals and tasks

Vegetation and biodiversity management

Breeding and development of grasses and legumes, as well as the composition of high-quality seed mixtures for grassland.

Development, testing, processing and dissemination of crop production alternatives in arable farming and grassland management.

Establishment and operation of a gene bank for ecotypes of grasses, legumes, herbs, and testing of grass and legume varieties for agricultural grassland.

  • Development of the technology for seed production of grassland plants as well as methods for determining seed quality
  • Conservation and dissemination of genetic resources in grassland
  • Composition of seed mixtures for commercial and extensive grassland
  • Collection of ecotypes of site-appropriate grasses and herbs
  • Development of methods for the restoration of grassland communities to promote pollinating insects
  • Further development of methods for erosion control and recultivation
  • Development and evaluation of methods for improving plant populations, especially for reseeding in grassland
Hödl Nora

Hödl Nora

Telephone: +43 3682 22451-350
nora.hoedl@raumberg-gumpenstein.at