Landau, Anno Domini 2023.

All doctoral researchers study animals, hydrology and soils at the unique Riparian Stream Mesocosms (RSM) facility next to river Queich.

Really ALL of them? No. A small group also mapped plants yesterday and found some beautiful species:

🍀 purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, Lythraceae
🍀 broadleaf cattail, Typha latifolia, Typhaceae
🍀 European pellitory, Achillea ptarmica, Asteraceae

https://systemlink.uni-landau.de

#RPTU #Landau #SystemLink #RSM #RiparianStreamMesocosms #Queich #Gauls

Flood pulse irrigation could be an alternative to mineral fertilization of hay meadows. But how do soil microbial communities (fungi, bacteria) respond? What are the changes in soil chemistry (e.g. pH)?

▶️ https://mdpi.com/2571-8789/5/2/24 by Kenngott and colleages @ University of Koblenz-Landau

By the way, the study area between Landau and Germersheim along river Queich is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage!

https://unesco.de/kultur-und-natur/immaterielles-kulturerbe/immaterielles-kulturerbe-deutschland/wiesenbewaesserung

#Wässerwiesen #sustainable #agriculture #MDPI #SoilSystems #Queich #Landau #Germersheim #Queich is #UNESCO #PLFA #AMF #fungi #bacteria #pH #fertilization #irrigation #meadows

Foto credit: queichwiesen.de/grundlagen