Rauischholzhausen
The teaching and research unit Rauischholzhausen with the locations Rauischholzhausen, Gießen (Weilburger Grenzer) and Groß-Gerau primarily serves research and teaching in the field of soil and plants.
Facilities and location
- 160 ha arable land, 40 ha permanent grassland
- Focus on plat production
- Crop rotation planning, multifactorial experiments
- Pot experiments
- Suckler cow husbandry and bull fattening, approx. 120 cattle in total
Climate
(according to DWD climate maps, 1x1km long term average 1981-2010):
- Precipitation: 700 mm/a
- Average annual temperature: 9°C
- Climatic water balance: 110 mm/a
Soil
Luvisols in loess
Selected publications
To be included
Selected external funded projects
To be included
Long term experiments
To be included