Reiner Ruser

My focus is to investigate the impacts of fertilization and soil management on the dynamics of direct and indirect greenhouse gases (i.e. nitrous oxide, methane or ammonia), on C and N transformation processes in soils, as well as on nitrate leaching in arable and grassland soil use systems. Primary aim of the work in my group is to explore strategies to reduce atmospheric burden and drinking water pollution from agricultural land use by simultaneously maintaining high crop yields. In this context we investigate both, established as well as modern fertilization and management systems. Our work in the fertilizer area comprises mineral and organic nitrogen fertilization. We conduct our investigations both in conventional and organic farming systems using a broad spectrum of relevant arable crops, pasture and various vegetable crops.