Teaching in Germany is a sovereign responsibility and thus a matter for the federal
states (Länder),
resulting in considerable diversity. Nevertheless, a general trend can be observed:
- Plant nutrition as an independent
subject is taught at universities and universities of applied
sciences in the fields of agriculture and/or horticulture, often in connection with soil science.
- In all cultivation-related subjects
taught at higher education institutions, specific issues related
to the nutrition of respective crops (vegetable production, ornamental plant cultivation, etc.) are
addressed separately. This also applies to teaching and research institutions.
- Fertilizer science is a fixed component
of the curriculum at teaching and research institutes
and vocational schools (I have no recollection of it from my university education – whatever
that
may imply).
List of German Scientific Universities
- University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart),
Note: Germany's leading and oldest university in
agricultural and nutritional sciences.
- Technical University of Munich (TUM),
Note: Home to the TUM School of Life Sciences in
Weihenstephan, a major center for agronomy, horticulture, and biotechnology.
- University of Göttingen
- University of Bonn
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- University of Kiel (Christian-Albrechts-Universität
zu Kiel)
- Justus Liebig University Giessen
- University of Rostock, Note: Hosts
the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
