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Head of the program: Dr. Detlef Ehlert
Department
4 - Engineering for crop production
The
agriculture is focussed on the production of herbal and
animal products with high quality and food safety.
Limited natural resources, demands towards environment
friendly and transparent grown products, and also the
compliance with the competitiveness of the farms drive
into more precision in agriculture.
 This
increased precision can be performed only, if
sufficiently relevant soil, crop and animal parameters
are available. Only by use of suitable sensors these
parameters can be acquired in the needed density and
quantity. The efficient preparing and use of the data
are further challenges. The
first theme in the research program contains the
development, modifying, and exemplary use of sensors in
horticultural and agricultural primary production. Based
on the current level of knowledge - on the field of
sensor technology (mainly in the high-tech-sector)
suitable solution approaches for sensors are analysed
and modified for agricultural purposes. The
comprehensive test and assessment of new sensor
technologies should be targeted on a high quality of
research results. The
second research theme is the advancement of precision
agriculture technology. In this mainly
application-oriented solutions are investigated under
the aspect of practical use, e.g. sensor based site
specific farming. The works are focussed on questions of
sensor involving in existing production processes, of
expected business effects and not at least on the
environment.
Research
structure (overview)
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