2017 - Postdoc UNIKAT Fellowship

B.Braun Melsungen AG supports the Otto Braun Fund of the University of Kassel and thus makes the Postdoc-UNIKAT-Fellowship possible. Within the framework of this fellowship, Andrea Dührkoop is given the opportunity for applied research and development, based on her own research results for the development of novel applications.

Her dissertation focused on the design and functional development of a self-controlling subsurface irrigation system. Porous hoses laid underground supply water to the soil as needed. When the soil is dry, the hose releases water. If the soil becomes wetter, water release also decreases. Careful attention must be paid to the water quality of the irrigation water during operation, as the subsurface irrigation system reacts to water contamination by reducing flow, which has a detrimental effect on plant development.

Accordingly, the task of further research must be to develop technical procedures that maintain the long-term performance of the irrigation technology in irrigation operations.

With the help of the postdoctoral UNIKAT grant, a suitable maintenance and rehabilitation technique can be researched, tested and developed to application maturity.

Intelligent irrigation technology

funded by 

Otto-Braun-Fond of the University of Kassel

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