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This seminar addresses current research on nutrient cycles in agro-ecosystems. The upcoming theme is “Balanced and efficient nutrient management in soil-crop systems: Insights from long-term field experiments and beyond”.

The course treats current questions, problems and research related to nutrient cycles in agro-ecosystems. It is composed by experts contributions on themes related to substance fluxes, soil quality and food security in relation to plant nutrition and the recycling of nutrients with organic fertilizers.

Introduction to Earth Science: Origin of the universum, atmospheric oxygen, paleontology and biological evolution, formation of continents and oceans, plate tectonics and evidence for drifting continents, etc. The second parts contains:knowledge of worldwide water circles and climate change, of forest and food production as well as related worldwide ecological and economical interactions.

Excursions are an ideal framework for combining theoretical concepts of the environmental study program with the real world. An intensive discussion of environmental science and political questions takes place during an excursion day. The students learn about the specifics and challenges of a region and deepen their knowledge in exchange with experts.

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This lecture introduces selected aspects of the agro food chain in tropical environments. It will highlight some of the challenges faced by the actors involved in the agro food chain (from the farmer to the consumer) and some of the possible solutions. The focus of the lecture is on natural sciences, the economic aspects of the agro food chain will not be discussed.

In the module "Integrative Plant Sciences", which consists of the online course and seminar "Plant Response to Stress" (PRESS) and the colloquium "Challenges in Plant Sciences" , the focus lies on interdisciplinarity, ranging from molecular biology and biochemistry to ecosystem research, and an integrated understanding of plants in their environments.

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This course examines how plants acquire, transport, and assimilate nutrients, and how these processes influence crop yield and quality. Students understand the roles of soil, mineral, and organic fertilizers as nutrient sources. Building on this knowledge, the course concludes with the core principles of crops and grasslands fertilization.

The aim of this course is to present processes controlling the uptake and transport of nutrients by the plant, the assimilation of nutrients in the plant, the effect of nutrients on crop yield and quality, and the role of the soil as a source of nutrients for crops.

Teaching on nutrient fluxes in agroecosystems so as to maximize nutrient use efficiency by crops and minimize losses to the environment while providing optimal nutrient supply to crops. Methods to establish nutrient budgets are presented. Nutrient input and output variables (e.g. losses by various pathways) are treated and their optimal management presented.