“IAPN supports research in ‘DaLeA – Permanent living mulch in agriculture’ project” (news post)

Short institutional news item dated 07 May 2021 reporting IAPN’s role in DaLeA. It describes the scientific supervision by Junior Professor Dr. Merle Tränkner and outlines the monitoring approach used in DaLeA to understand water balance and nutrient dynamics: canopy-chamber measurements of ecosystem evapotranspiration and CO₂ exchange during the main crop season. It explains the rationale that permanent living mulch reduces soil evaporation but can increase transpiration area, hence the need to quantify total ET. For the case study, this source substantiates the monitoring methods and supports claims regarding measured hydrology-related effects and the collaboration with research partners.