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Arable Farming

Arable farming in low mountain ranges is not only a fundamental element of the landscape, but also supplies fodder for farm animals and valuable food for people. Environmentally friendly cultivation methods are used to produce high-quality grains such as rye, wheat, barley, oats, spelt and buckwheat.

Special attention is paid to land races: systematic collection should preserve the genetic diversity of indigenous grain varieties for future generations. At the same time, researchers are studying their characteristics in order to develop new uses and to preserve the farming of these agricultural products in the mountains.

• Variety testing of silage corn
• Research on optimising cultivation of silage corn
• Nitrogen balance and prevention of nitrate loss in arable farming
• Testing of various grain varieties and different cultivation methods 

Systematic collection of local grain varieties: propagation, phenotypic description, agronomic characterisation and off-site conservation in the Gene Bank