Soil Physics and Land Management Group
Research in the chair group Soil Physics and Land Management (SLM) addresses soil physical and hydrological processes at different temporal and spatial scales, and their central role in sustainable land and water management. Specific attention is given to flow and transport processes of water and solutes through and over the soil system, and their effects on crops, vegetation and the groundwater.
Our research
Research in the chair group Soil Physics and Land Management (SLM) addresses soil physical and hydrological processes at different temporal and spatial scales, and their central role in sustainable land and water management.
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Video: How do pesticides affect soil health?
The industrialization of agriculture increased the crop yield, but more and more the negative side of this boom. 2.000 pesticides with 5.000 different chemical substances are used in the European Union. How does it affect soil health?
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Our courses
The Soil Physics and Land Management group teaches a variety of BSc and MSc courses, ranging from soil physics and groundwater modelling courses to courses on impact assessment and policy aspect of sustainable land management.
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Our latest news
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Innovative Irrigation Water Management: a strategy to increase yield and reduce salinity hazard of small scale irrigation in Ethiopia -
Video: How do pesticides affect soil health? -
Pesticide residues present in more than 80% of European agricultural soils -
PhD degree Joop Kroes: Upward Groundwater Flows and Land Use -
Karrar Mahdi awarded by the ambassador of Iraq -
Excellent Education Award for Jantiene Baartman -
Decay of LDPE plastic by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts -
Incorporating indigenous elements into participatory land use and resource management -
Plastic soup for human consumption?
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High levels of glyphosate in agricultural soil: ‘Extension of approval not prudent.’