Since a few days our new press release is published. It gives a brief overview of the project and presents new research results from this year. For example, we were able to delight about positive results in the nature conservation monitoring of our plantations. Daphne – our project partner...
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A shelter in the heat
Dendromass4Euope (D4EU) aims to implement a dedicated monitoring and applied-level research to ensure quality and production stability of poplar short rotation coppices (SRC). This includes measurement of the growth performance of trees, which can be affected by species, age, rotation, stand density, site quality and water conditions. For that...
We have got a challenge
Because Short Rotation Coppices (SRC) for legal reasons are only allowed to be planted on agricultural land, they are often the attraction for several animal species. Compared to other agricultural crops, SRC are less domesticated and have a higher ecological value because they are not annually managed, they are...
Putting poplars into peaces
Some impressions of our recent research: In our large greenhouse, we test how the various poplar species react to drought stress and how they grow under different conditions and nutrient supplements. This week, we had our little “harvest”. Every single little poplar had to be measured in detail. Every...