Tasks

• Scientific support for humus-enhancing measures within the framework of model and demonstration projects (MuD) for humus build-up in fruit and vegetable cultivation, as well as in the cultivation of wine and hops; www.humusallianz.de
• Scientific support and analysis of soil sampling to assess soil carbon development in MuD farms
• Assessment of the soil carbon increase potential through diverse humus-enhancing measures of the Humus Alliance
• Parameterization, calibration, and evaluation of process-based plant-soil models to investigate long-term soil carbon trends in specialty crops