This dissertation introduces the application of machine learning to isotope hydrology. The recent development of laser spectroscopy has made it feasible to measure stable isotopes of water in high temporal resolutions up ...

The mass release of male sterilized insects, which leads to infertile matings and, consequently, to reduce an insect population, is the basis of the ‘Sterile Insect Technique’ (SIT) for pest control. Although the SIT has ...

Land use practices such as green mulch, fallow, and rotating crop sequences have a major impact on soil properties, which in turn affect crop biomass yields. The effects of these methods depend, among other things, on the ...

A novel type of methanol dehydrogenase was recently identified, this dehydrogenase is encoded by the gene xoxF and for its activity requires lanthanum (La3+) as a cofactor. The xoxF-gene was detected in the bacterium ...

Waste wood, food waste, the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and sewage sludge represent the main organic waste streams, which are disposed of as waste in Germany. Given that reuse of these four waste ...

This thesis focused on the estimation of genetic parameters for novel functional traits in dairy and dual-propose cattle populations including heat stress responses, methane emissions, longitudinal body weights and respective ...

Farm households in the Mt. Elgon region of Uganda are assumed to make decisions on crop production activities, such as the allocation of labour, land and land management practices in order to maximize their welfare. These ...

The lack of proper genetic characterization of the West African cattle genetic resources is a major limitation for their sustainable management and the improvement of cattle production in this region. The current study ...

Unternehmen in der Ernährungsbranche legen zunehmend ihre Aktivitäten zur gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung in Form CSR-Berichten offen. Dabei stehen sie verschiedenen Anspruchsgruppen und deren Erwartungen an eine ...

In the Kenyan diet, bioavailability of iron is low and predisposes the population to iron deficiency. Prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is high, particularly in food-insecure settings. Fruit pulp of the indigenous ...