The Soil3 team

Allgemeine Bodenkunde und Bodenökologie   -   Prof. Dr. W. Amelung

• coordination of the joint project
• development and application of tracers for nutrient cycling and root growth
• detection of carbon degradation and nitrogen leaching

Pflanzenbau   -   Dr. S. Seidel, Dr. T. Gaiser

• upscaling of SIMPLACE modeling platform on the regional scale for North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
• development of a model for the estimation of the effects of subsoil melioration on aboveground biomass and uptake of water and nutrients from the subsoil
• development of the Impact Assessment Platform

Landtechnik   -   Dr. O. Schmittmann

• management of the central field experiments CF1 and CF2
• optimization of the technique for the large scale performance of subsoil melioration
• further development of subsoil sensor technology
• establishment and monitoring of demo trials
• cost benefit analysis

Bodenkunde   -   Prof. Dr. I. Kögel-Knabner

• identification of factors which control carbon stocks in top- and subsoil
• understanding of small scale heterogeneity of carbon cycling in subsoil
• understanding of the effect of roots on sub-surface carbon and nutrient hotspots via the generation of biopores

Bodenmikrobiologie   -   Prof. Dr. M. Schloter

• detection of key processes and organisms for the microbial nutrient turnover in top- and subsoil
• understanding of the effects of subsoil melioration on microbial activity and subsequent alteration of natural nutrient processing
• detection of the role of compost quality on nutrient emissions

Terrestrische Biogeochemie   -   Dr. A. Berns, Dr. B. Wu

• detection of nutrient use efficiency of subsoil management
• nutrient uptake from subsoil via stable isotope ratios

Terrestrische Modellierung - Pflanzenskala   -   Prof. Dr. A. Schnepf

• development of a virtual soil-root model for simulation of various subsoil properties and parametrization of large-scale models

Ökologie der Pflanzen   -   Prof. Dr. M. Rillig

• delivery of data on fungal diversity in subsoil, especially of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi communities
• characterization of subsoil communities with regard to the abundance of fungal pathogens

Agrarklimaschutz   -   PD Dr. A. Don

• soil compaction and root penetration as indicators for priority regions / soils
• long-term effects and water holding potential of mechanical melioration (Treposols)
• evaluation of effects of subsoil management on subsoil carbon stocks
• delivery of regional data from the German Soil Inventory Agriculture
• region-specific long-term effects of subsoil melioration

Bioökonomie   -   H. Gerdes

• analysis of socio-economic effects (costs and benefits) of measures of subsoil management
• analysis of relevant acceptance factors among farmers and societal stakeholders
• identification of socio-economic and political target regions
• development of policy recommendations

Lehr-und Forschungsstation Bereich Freiland   -   Dr. K. Schweitzer

• performance of the central field experiment CF3 at Thyrow
• performance of demo trials at Christinendorf and Heinersdorf
• determination of yields and quality parameters
• detection of data on weather conditions, soil moisture, mineral nitrogen and plant performance in the central field experiment CF3 and in the long-term field experiment "Statischer Düngungs- und Beregnungsversuch" at Thyrow
• soil analyses and yield determination in demo trials

Pflanzenbau   -   Prof. Dr. T. Kautz

• quantification of shoot and root growth, as well as mineral nitrogen in central field experiments
• detection of long-term effects of biological subsoil melioration on soil properties and plant growth

Landschaftspedologie   -   Prof. Dr. M. Sommer

• detection of spatial heterogeneity of plant biomass, yields and soils in central field experiments and demo trials via unmanned aerial vehicle

Ökologischer Land- und Pflanzenbau   -   Prof. Dr. Miriam Athmann

• field monitoring of physical soil properties and biological soil activity under lucerne in demo trials