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Agroforestry for sustainable multifunctional agriculture
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Spielerisch🤹🏼‍♂️ #Wissenschaft und #Demokratie von innen 🏋🏼stärken: ProLOEWE mit dem #Wissenschaftsplanspiel „Wissen🆚Meinung“ #KI, am 28. November 2025 zu Gast bei der @leopoldina.org in Halle. Mehr dazu ➡️ proloewe.de/de/aktuelles... + ➡️ www.leopoldina.org/veranstaltun...
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Sampling completed! 🌱 At both of our agroforestry systems and their reference sites, Subproject 2, in particular our PhD candidate Sebastian Gauly and helpers, collected soil samples to determine stocks of mineral N and gravimetric water content at different depths. #formula #agroforestry
Holes of soil probes for Nmin analysis (Photo: Sebastian Gauly). Soil sampling device at the agroforestry site in Großmutz (Photo: Sebastian Gauly). Alvin John Felipe and Lukas Pabst extractin soil cores at the agroforestry site at Gladbacherhof (Photo: Sebastian Gauly). Soil sampling device at the agroforestry site in Großmutz (Photo: Sebastian Gauly).
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A new video from the poster presentation at the Forum Agroforestry Systems is out on the Faculty 09 @jlugiessen.bsky.social Instagram channel! @ajfelipe777.bsky.social shares insights into the research happening in SP2. Watch it here:
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Fachbereich 09 der JLU Gießen auf Instagram: "🌳 How trees and crops work together! Meet Alvin, PhD student at JLU Gießen and part of the Formula Project. His research focuses on agroforestry systems ...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Fieldwork in action! SP3 (Biodiversity) was back at the agroforestry site at Gladbacherhof, collecting soil samples along gradients. These samples will reveal how soil microarthropod communities and microorganisms respond to agroforestry dynamics. #formula #agroforestry
Carlos Gonzalez and Alvin John Felipe hammering the soil corer into the soil at the 1 m distance (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Deniz Erkan taking small soil samples for her measurements of soil microorganisms (Bacteria, Archaea, fungi, Photo: Franziska Deppe) Alvin John Felipe, Deniz Erkan, Carlos Gonzalez & Matthias Beier working together on the sampling (Photo: Franziska Deppe).
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Research meets practice: Marcel Dogotari (SP4) teamed up with the Makerspace Gießen to design custom 3D-printed parts - from mounting boards to light seals - enabling his agroforestry measurements for FORMULA. Read more in the article: makerspace-giessen.de/2025/10/09/w...
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Warum Universitäten Makerspaces brauchen – Makerspace Gießen
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October 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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The SP2 field campaign in Großmutz has been successfully completed! Permanent soil moisture sensors were installed across three transects and the irrigation plot at different depths. This setup now enables detailed monitoring of water fluxes across the site. #formula #agroforestry
The team working at the installation of the soil moisture network at the agroforestry site in Großmutz (Photo: Philipp Kraft). Farimah Asadi inserting one of the sensors in the installation tool (Photo: Philipp Kraft). One of the set-ups for data transmitting via LoRaWAN (Photo: Sönke Felix-Henningsen). Franziska Deppe, Sebastian Gauly, Johannes Laufer, Sophie von Witten and Helene Garre working at one of the transects by installing sensors and compacting the soil along the trenches (Photo: Sönke Felix-Henningsen).
October 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Here are some impressions from the 10th Forum Agroforestry Systems at
@jlugiessen.bsky.social! We showcased our FORMULA project with three posters, sharing ideas and fostering collaboration with fellow researchers. #formula #agroforestry #afsforum
Alvin John Felipe and Farimah Asadi next to their poster about water fluxes in agroforestry systems. Presentation of Eva-Maria Minarsch about her meta-analysis of the identification of the spatial distribution of microbial soil indicators in agroforestry systems (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Helene Garre next to her poster about the sub-project five "Management, productivity and yields".
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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This week (Sept. 17–18), the 10th Forum Agroforestry takes place at JLU Gießen in cooperation with DeFAF! Andreas Gattinger, PI of FORMULA, will give a keynote on “From forest grazing to modern agroforestry – looking back & into the future.” More info here: agroforst-info.de/forum-agrofo... #formula
Forum Agroforstsysteme | DEFAF e.V.
Der DeFAF setzt sich für alle Anliegen zur Anlage, Bewirtschaftung, Verbreitung und Förderung von Agroforstsystemen in Deutschland ein.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Harvest complete! 🌾 Both study sites are done – using manual cuttings and a combine harvester. Data on grain & straw yield from individual agroforestry plots is collected, with more parameters now being analyzed in the lab. #formula #agroforestry
Marco Bartsch and Sophie von Witten doing manual cuttings in the winter wheat field at the Agroforestry site in Großmutz, Brandenburg (Photo: Alissa Böhm). The team at the agroforestry site at Gladbacherhof with some of the cuttings, waiting to process the cuttings by threshing (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch). The combine plot harvester at the agroforestry site at Gladbacherhof (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch). Part of the harvest team: Alvin John Felipe, Eva-Maria Minarsch, Sebastian Gauly, Helen Garre, Franziska Deppe, Farimah Asaadi, Brian Daniel Ongia, Tariq Zain (back row from left to right) and Philipp Weckenbrock (sitting in front) at Gladbacherhof at the end of the field day (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch).
September 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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New paper out! A study on selecting reference sites for agroforestry systems -developed in the pre-phase and co-authored by several FORMULA members- has just been published. #formula #agroforestry
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Graphic design by Thomas Fungenzi, based on a concept by Karonlina Golicz.
September 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Update from Sophie & SP1: In Großmutz, CO₂, N₂O & ET fluxes were measured using manual closed canopy chambers. Dendrometers & sap flow sensors were also installed. Back at @zalf.bsky.social, a prototype for the automated chamber systems to measure gas fluxes is being built. #formula #agroforestry
Manual closed canopy chambers for the measurement of CO₂, N₂O and ET fluxes (Photo: Sophie von Witten). Installed dendrometer and sap flow sensors at the agroforestry site in Großmutz (Photo: Sophie von Witten). Installed datalogger for the dendrometer and sap flow sensors at the agroforestry site in Großmutz (Photo: Sophie von Witten). Prototype of the semi-automatic chambers for measuring gas fluxes (Photo: Sophie von Witten).
July 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Back from the Organic Field Days 2025! Agroforestry was a widely discussed topic, emphasising its importance in sustainable agriculture. We contributed to the event with a poster presentation and joined valuable discussions. #formula #agroforestry
FORMULA Poster at the Organic Field Days 2025 (Photo: Franziska Deppe). View of the site of the Organic Field Days 2025 (Photo: Franziska Deppe). View of the site of the Organic Field Days 2025 (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Demonstration plot of a keyline agroforestry system at the Organic Field Days 2025 (Photo: Franziska Deppe).
June 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Meet Alissa from SP5 and Farimah from SP2 - two project members driving our research forward in the FORMULA project in terms of productivity & water fluxes. #agroforestry #formula
Introduction of Alissa Böhm regarding her background, role in the project and research focus (Photo on the right: JLU / Till Schürmann). Introduction of Farimah Asadi regarding her background, role in the project and research focus (Photo on the right: JLU / Till Schürmann).
June 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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SP4's greenhouse experiment at @zalf.bsky.social wrapped! 🌿 Studying root, leaf & hyperspectral traits across crops, phytometers & arable weeds - grown with or without mycorrhiza. Now analyzing individual plants and their leaves and roots to uncover trait variation. #formula #agroforestry
Root washing (Photo: Marcel Dogotari). Leave scanning (Photo: Marcel Dogotari). Azmi Sheriff working on the root analyses (Photo: Marcel Dogotari). Investigated plant in the greenhouse at ZALF (Photo: Azmi Sheriff).
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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First round of pitfall trapping successfully completed at our agroforestry sites in Hesse & Brandenburg! Now on to species identification - excited to uncover the arthropod diversity as part of FORMULA Subproject 3 on biodiversity. #agroforestry #formula #biodiversity
Agroforesty site in Großmutz (Brandenburg) in May during the first round of pitfall trapping (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Pitfall trap sample at the agroforesty site in Großmutz (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Pitfall trap with its cover in winter wheat at the agroforesty site in Großmutz (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Sample of arthropods of one pitfall trap in ethanol (Photo: Franziska Deppe).
May 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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We’ve officially kicked off FORMULA with our first big in-person meeting at Gladbacherhof and @jlugiessen.bsky.social! A productive start with engaging discussions, clear goals, and great collaboration across teams. Looking forward to what’s ahead! #agroforestry #formula
FORMULA kick-off at Gladbacherhof (Photo: Marcel Dogotari). FORMULA kick-off at IFZ (Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition) of JLU (Photo: Umut Kirdemir).
May 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Introducing Matthias from SP1! He’s advancing our work in FORMULA with a focus on carbon.
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Introduction of Matthias Beier regarding his background, role in the project and research focus (Photo on the right: JLU / Till Schürmann).
May 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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In Subproject 2 (Greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon sequestration), soil coring was carried out at the end of February along three transects at the agroforestry site at Gladbacher Hof to assess, e.g. soil organic carbon and bulk density at different depths. #agroforestry #formula
Drone picture of the soil coring campaign in February at the agroforesty site at Gladbacher Hof (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch). Soil cores of the soil coring campaign (Photo: Matthias Beier). Soil core of the soil coring campaign (Photo: Matthias Beier).
May 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Learn how Brian from SP5 contributes to the FORMULA project and supports our agroforestry research efforts.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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In SP5, Alissa, Brian & Helene worked on harmonising their field methods in the agroforestry system at Gladbacher Hof. They will use the same protocols for consistent vegetation monitoring at both sites, measuring e.g. LAI, BBCH or NDVI. #agroforestry #formula
Agroforestry site at Gladbacher Hof (Hesse, Germany) with project members of SP3 and SP5 working at it (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch). Alissa Böhm, Brian Daniel Ongia and Helene Garre working on harmonising their field measurements (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch). Alissa Böhm and Brian Daniel Ongia at the site at Gladbacher Hof (Hesse, Germany) with their device for photosynthesis, gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch).
April 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Meet Carlos from SP3!
Get to know his role in the FORMULA project and how he contributes to our agroforestry research.
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Introduction of Carlos González regarding his background, role in the project and research focus (Photo on the right: JLU / Till Schürmann).
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Update from SP3: Soil core samples were taken at Gladbacher Hof to investigate gradients in soil microarthropod diversity and community composition. #formula #agroforestry
Soil core sampling of SP3 at Gladbacher Hof (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch). Soil core sampling of SP3 at Gladbacher Hof (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch). Carlos Gonzalez taking soil cores from SP3 at Gladbacher Hof (Photo: Eva-Maria Minarsch).
April 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Continuing our team spotlight with Helene from SP5!
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Introduction of Helene Garre regarding her background, role in the project and research focus (Photo on the right: JLU / Till Schürmann).
April 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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News from SP5: The set-up of the irrigation plot to study the interactions between the crop abiotic stressors has been successful at both sites. It is established perpendicular to the tree row to include an irradiation gradient to separate the effects of irradiation and water limitation. #formula
Set-up of the irrigation plot in Großmutz (Photo: Helene Garre). Helene Garre and Sinyeong Kim working on the set-up of the irrigation plot at Gladbacher Hof (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Set-up of the irrigation plot at Gladbacher Hof (Photo: Franziska Deppe). Helene Garre and Sinyeong Kim working on the set-up of the irrigation plot at Gladbacher Hof (Photo: Franziska Deppe).
April 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Kicking off our team introductions with Alvin from Subproject 2 (SP2). Discover more about Alvin's background, role in FORMULA, and research focus. Stay tuned for more introductions! #agroforestry #formula
Introduction of Alvin Felipe regarding his background, role in the project and research focus (Photo on the right: JLU / Till Schürmann).
April 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM