Agricultural and Forestry Science

Urban agriculture has the potential to improve food security through local, efficient, and sustainable food production. Examples of urban food systems include hydroponics, where plants grow in a nutrient solution…

Tool developed at the University of Bonn should enable yield forecasts, among other things, in the future. Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed software that can simulate the…

At the intersection of plants and nanomedicine perhaps lies a solution to current unsustainable agricultural practices and meeting increasing global food demands. Nano-agriculture: Sustainable solutions for global food security Researchers…

Study headed by the University of Bonn analyses 9,000 varieties of maize around the world. Maize can grow successfully in very different local conditions. An international study headed by the…

Plants adapt genetically over time to the special conditions of organic farming. This has been demonstrated in a long-term study conducted at the University of Bonn. The researchers planted barley…

In the RhizoTraits joint project, Bayreuth researchers are looking at old crop varieties, researching root characteristics and investigating whether a mixture of varieties can increase yield stability in the climate…