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Fighting Varroa:
University of Hohenheim warns against unregulated use of Lithium Chloride [23.01.2018]
A press release from the University of Hohenheim on 12 January 2018 had beekeepers and specialized media sitting up and taking notice: In a joint research project, the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the biotechnology company SiTOOLs discovered that the salt from the light metal lithium chloride kills the dangerous varroa mite without harming bees – a ray of hope in...more
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Anniversary Flag Waves from the University of Hohenheim’s Palace Dome
[17.01.2018]
Fanfare: To kick-off the 200th anniversary year of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, the anniversary jingle will be played for the first time. The University’s concert band composed it just for this year. To this music, President Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert and students will hoist the anniversary flag with the big, red “200” in the stormy winds blustering around the...more
NATURE publication:
Research scientists discover new production pathway for plant SOS signals [02.01.2018]
Nibbling prohibited: when harmful insects attack a plant, it defends itself. It forms protective substances that are poisonous for the insects. This defense response is activated by messengers, jasmonates. Their biosynthesis had been deemed to have been elucidated for almost two decades. But now plant physiologists from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the National...more
Nerve Cells on the ISS:
University of Hohenheim Examines How Cells Grow without Gravity [08.12.2017]
How would the first person born in space develop? While it sounds like a question for a science fiction novel, it is the background of a current research project at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. Starting on 6 December, a research team will send cells to the International Space Station in an incubator. For two weeks, the human cells will grow there in a...more
Harvesting the Sun for Power and Produce:
Agrophotovoltaics Increases the Land Use Efficiency by over 60 Percent [27.11.2017]
Until now, acreage was designated for either photovoltaics or photosynthesis, that is, to generate electricity or grow crops. An agrophotovoltaics (APV) pilot project near Lake Constance, however, has now demonstrated that both uses are compatible. Dual use of land is resource efficient, reduces competition for land and additionally opens up a new source of income for farmers....more