Agricultural Sciences at TUM

Students walking on the bridge in front of the HEF (Andreas Heddergott / TUM).

Fünf Personen stehen an einem Stehtisch und blicken in Richtung einer sechsten Person im Vordergrund, die in ein Mikrofon spricht und "hinter die Kamera" blickt und spricht. — AgriScience Symposium at HEF: Talks – Exchange – Community

Our agri-PV site at the research station Dürnast.

Zwei Frauen sprechen mit einander. Eine Frau hält zwei Probenfläschchen in der Hand und zeigt auf eine dieser Fläschchen. Sie erklärt der anderen etwas über deren Inhalt. — Networking at the HEFagrar PhD Symposium

Ein Gebäude auf einer Anhöhe. Eine Straße führt zum Eingangstor, links und rechts von dieser Straße liegen leere Felder. — Testing station Dürnast

Innovative agricultural research at the Weihenstephan campus

Food security, climate protection, energy supply, resource conservation, health: society is facing these central challenges in the coming decades. At Weihenstephan, the agricultural sciences of the Technical University of Munich work in close cooperation with forestry, environmental and nutritional sciences as well as food technology. The goal: Solving Global Challenges

Structure

The Hans Eisenmann Forum is the central institute for agricultural sciences at TUM. It connects the agricultural science oriented chairs within TUM as well as with partners.For further information look into "About us".

Members

More than 30 chairs at the Technical University of Munich are part of the HEF. They are grouped by the disciplines Plant/Crop Sciences, Livestock Sciences, Agroecology, Agricultural Technology and Agricultural Economics.

Researching for Agriculture of the Future

Our Focus Topics

Climate Change

Drought cracks in soil (Tom Freudenberg/pict-images)

Climate change confronts agriculture with enormous challenges. How agriculture can cope with the changes and prevent further warming are key issues in agricultural research.

Digitalization in agriculture

Digitization and robotics are fundamentally changing agriculture. These technologies make work easier for farmers. They can also make it possible to operate in a more environmentally friendly way.

Agroforestry and biodiversity

An example for the combination of forest and arable land, such as it is the case in agroforestry.

Agroforestry systems combine elements of arable farming and animal husbandry with forestry. As a result, they have positive effects on the ecosystem and the economy.

Vertical Farming

Vertical agriculture can produce food in large quantities and consistent quality, regardless of environmental conditions. It thus offers enormous potential, e.g. for feeding the population in growing metropolitan areas.

Latest news

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are developing a harvesting robot for asparagus. They programmed a prototype that detects and localizes ripe green asparagus, moving at a commercially attractive speed. Further testing is planned to develop the harvest ability of the robot.

For about three years now, experimental plots for agroforestry systems have been established at the HEF in Dürnast and Roggenstein. Here is a brief overview of the activities to date, questions that remain open, and initial results.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have identified a bacterial genus that promotes root growth and nitrogen uptake in plants. The findings open new possibilities for developing customized “plant probiotics” that could contribute to more resource-efficient agriculture by reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer.

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