PhenoRob2

Biodiversity monitoring for future farming

Land-use change and agricultural intensification are among the strongest drivers of biodiversity change. Modern agriculture increasingly requires reduced environmental impact. One approach is reducing fertilizers, pesticide and other disturbances by changing the structure and layout of agricultural fields. This can be done e.g. using intercropping, patch cropping, strip cropping, or overall novel field layouts aiming at more site-specific management.

Within PhenoRob2, we contribute to developing such novel farming systems using designed experiments. We monitor biodiversity using novel optical, acoustic and eDNA sensor technology. Ultimately, we aim at more sustainable farming systems helping to reduce humankind´s agricultural biodiversity footprint.

More information: www.phenorob.de