Tasks

Climate Protection Project: Economic and Ecological Potentials of Paludiculture on Rewetted Peatland Sites for Climate Protection (MOCOR).

• Identification and evaluation of criteria for the implementation of agricultural land use change towards paludiculture
• Identification of possible peatland type adapted and climate friendly use alternatives (paludiculture, grazing, wet meadow use etc.) on wet peatland sites with economic value creation
• Estimate potential yields of standing above-ground biomass and actual usable quantities of various paludiculture crops
• Determination of GHG savings potential through paludiculture (literature review).

FNR joint project: Sustainability of paludiculture with special regard to nutrient balance (NAPALU).

• Determination of the long-term yield structure (quantity and quality) of already established paludicultures (cattails, reed canary grass, reeds)
• Determination of the influence of nutrient supply on quality parameters and yield
• Use as peat substitute: change of quality parameters in the harvested material due to different nutrient supply and the process of compostingfi