Climate consequences

Agricultural meteorology and climate impacts Agriculture is highly dependent on the weather and climate. A change in the climate has a lasting impact on land management. Dealing with the consequences of climate change...

Cultural landscape

Land use and cultural landscape The influences of land use, particularly agricultural use and usage tasks, on the cultural landscape in mountain areas are studied scientifically and practically.

Grassland feed

Feed production, feed quality and feed evaluation The production of grassland and field feed with optimal yield and good feed value is the basis for circular livestock farming in Austria. Quality-oriented production...

biodiversity

Species diversity, vegetation dynamics and nature conservation The floristic composition of the plant population and the plant species diversity in grassland are primarily influenced by the climate, the soil as well as the type of management and intensity of...

Nutrients

Soil, water and nutrient supply

Grassland improvement

The no-break grassland renewal closes gaps in the stands and creates efficient, productive plant stands with a strong grass structure and a sufficient proportion of nitrogen-fixing legumes. The reclamation...

Gene preservation

At the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, the breeding of Austrian ecotypes of grasses and small-grain legumes is carried out. It is important to ensure the genetic diversity of the grassland in our gene bank...

Grab the dock by the roots

There are many options for regulating docks in grassland.

Research Special (Der Standard): Climate impact research in Raumberg-Gumpenstein

Ms. Karin Krichmayer - science editor of "Der Standard" recently visited the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and was very impressed by the research performance. In the “Research Special” issue of “Der Standard” from October 31, 2018...

Ex-situ conservation of plant genetic diversity in Austrian extensive grassland (grassland gene bank)

Project leader: {mosperson:136:Dr. Wilhelm Graiss:link} Grassland areas that were previously mowed once or twice have either been abandoned in recent decades, which has resulted in other plant communities - including forest stands -...