Tasks

• Agronomic evaluation of fertilisers regarding fertiliser efficiency and contaminant load
• Special investigations on the use of biobased fertilisers made from recycled nutrient sources
• Development of standard trials to assess the nutrient availability of fertilisers (focus on phosphorus)
• Development of a regional network for resource efficient phosphorus recycling
• Sustainable management of nutrients from farmyard manures and slurries
• Evaluation of methods for assessing the nutrient status of agricultural soils (focus on phosphorus)
• Agronomic evaluation of biostimulants