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Institute of Horticulture (IGB)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Institute of Horticulture is part of the Centre for Research and Continuing Education at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences. Nine professors from the Department of Horticulture and Food Technology are involved in research at the Institute, which specialises in horticultural value-added chains in the following research areas:
Sustainability strategies and conservation of resources
Innovation and information management
Production and quality management
Urban horticulture and green balance
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (HSWT)
Coordinated projects
- Agricultural systems for future: CUBES Circle
- Architecture of an independent expert network for agriculture for the digital age
- Building a web-based crop protection information and advisory system for consulting staff at garden centers (PsIGa)
- Collaborative project: Developing resistant, homogenous and high-yielding cultivars of Helleborus species – Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Development of a sensor based intelligent greenhouse management system. Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Non-destructive assessment of root formation capacity in cuttings of ornamental plants using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) – Subproject 1
- Development of fast and robust on-site analysis for the optimization of organic fertilization in the cultivation of potted ornamentals and herbs
- Minimization of losses of organically produced fruits and vegetables in storages by an optimized management strategy based on sensor data and an adaptive model for prediction of quality development and shelf live
- Monitoring of water level and water abstraction in wells according to leaflet
- Product quality and resource efficiency in plant production in indoor farming systems
- Sustainable preservation and optimization of soil fertility by biochar-composts
- Use of co-composted biochar for improvement of growth of hop root cutting in copper polluted soils
- Use of peat reduced growing media for cultivation of ornamentals. Subproject economic support
- Use of peat reduced growing media for cultivation of ornamentals. Subproject model region south
- WeGa -Work packages 3.3, 5.1 and 6.4
Involved in research projects
Contact
Institute of Horticulture
(IGB)
Am Staudengarten 10
85354 Freising
Bavaria
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)8161 71-5110
Fax: +49 (0)8161 71-5106
Email: igb(@)hswt.de