Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Responsible agrivoltaics in temperate Europe: Making systems work for plants, people, and climate

Societal Impact Statement Agrivoltaics, the co‐location of solar panels and crops, is increasingly promoted to expand renewable energy without compromising agricultural areas. However, systems that are poorly designed impact productivity, landscape, and ecology, and face public c...

Effect of sonication on European and Peruvian lupin flours: impact on the technological quality of gluten‐free breads and as a partial substitute for wheat

BACKGROUND: A widely cultivated pulse, lupin, has garnered interest for its beneficial nutritional properties, especially for baking applications. The harmful alkaloid content and poor functional properties of lupin limit its wider use. Sonication is an ecofriendly technology use...

Evaluation of inert gases as alternatives to Carbon Dioxide for stunning pigs: effects on gas stability, effectiveness and animal welfare

The European Union requires pigs to be stunned before slaughter, with Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) being the most common method, although it is increasingly criticized for its aversiveness. This study evaluated inert gases for stability, effectiveness, and animal welfare. Ten gas mixture...

Determination of critical nitrogen loss zones and high-resolution nitrate leaching modeling in drinking water protection areas with satellite-based algorithms

Abstract Purpose This study developed and validated an integrated framework to identify critical nitrate loss zones at sub-field scale in a drinking water protection area. The key question was whether satellite-based estimation of grain N uptake, combined with site-specific N bal...

The role of intermediaries in the adoption of innovative building materials: Insights from the case of clay building panels in Germany

Material choices in residential construction rarely result from a single decision. They emerge from a sequence of prior commitments, professional routines, and actor constellations that progressively constrain what is feasible long before a homeowner approves anything. This paper...

Identifying the scale of effect of habitat for diversity and biomass of multiple arthropod taxa

Abstract Context Understanding how landscape composition influences biodiversity is a central objective of landscape ecology. Because species respond to environmental conditions across different spatial scales, landscape effects are inherently scale-dependent, making the identifi...