Sprenger, Dr. Barbara

Tel  : 0641 - 9937394

Fax : 0641 - 9937389

Email: Barbara.Sprenger@umwelt.uni-giessen.de

Scientific career

• since 08/2022 at ILR Coordinator of "Hessischer Forschungsverbund Agrarsystemökologie" HFA
• 2005-2022 Research management at TUM (childrens clinic) and JLU (Infectious Diseases)
• 1999-2004 PhD student Vegetation Ecology, Department for Ecology, TU Muenchen, Freising Weihenstephan, Dissertation: "Population dynamics of weeds in integrated and organic farming systems" as part of the research alliance "Forschungsverbund Agrarökosysteme München" FAM
• Diploma Thesis: Keimung und Etablierung in Streuwiesen des Voralpengebietes
• Studies in Biology with focus on Nature Conservation at Phillips University Marburg

Fields of interest / focus of work

• Coordinator of "Hessischer Forschungsverbund Agrarsystemökologie" HFA
• climate-smart agriculture
• participatory research
• science management

publications

Albrecht H, Sprenger B. Chapter 3.2 - Long-Term Effects of Reduced Tillage on the Populations of Arable Weeds. In: Schröder P, Pfadenhauer J, Munch JC, Herausgeber. Perspectives for Agroecosystem Management. San Diego: Elsevier; 2008. S. 237–56. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978044451905450009X

M Belde, B Sprenger, H Albrecht. Modelling spatial distribution of arable weeds: an important tool in integrated weed management. In: H. H. van der Laareditor, Herausgeber. Proceedings of the 12th EWRS Symposium Wageningen 2002, Papendal, Arnhem, The Netherlands, 24-27 June 2002. European Weed Research Society; S. 408–9.