Agronomy

The department works on the agronomic optimisation of sugar beet cultivation. The team researches and develops specific cropping measures for sugar beet and their systemic effect in crop rotations.

Main research areas

• Crop rotation and cover crops

• Soil tillage

• Nutrient efficiency

• Biodiversity promotion

• Resource conservation

Methodology

• Complex field experiments

• Destructive and Minirhizotron-based root analysis

• Soil structure analysis

• Soil carbon

• Cropping systems evaluation