Nutrients

Nutrients

Aims and tasks: Grassland improvement, nutrients, genetic conservation, biodiversity , grassland forage, cultural landscape, climate impacts, demonstration area, soil-water-plants, climate impact research/ClimGrass , agronomic videos, agricultural cultural heritage in Austria - GIAHS, experimental fields in Gumpenstein

Soil, water and nutrient supply

 

Grassland soils are usually very rich in humus.

grassland soil

Root mass is particularly high in grassland soil. More than three-quarters of plant roots are located in the top 10 cm of soil. Dead roots, root fragments, mycorrhizal hyphae, and root exudates of living plants...
To quantify the effects of climate change on groundwater recharge, a lysimeter station was built at Stoderzinken.

Soil water balance in grassland

Quantifying the effects of water balance variables such as precipitation, evaporation, and seepage on yield and vegetation dynamics in grassland is particularly valuable in light of increasingly extreme weather events...
Agriculture should not only be competitive, but also sustainable and multifunctional.

Life cycle assessment

Farm-level life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool used to illustrate the potential environmental impacts of farms and their products. The results of a farm-level LCA can make a significant contribution...