Position
Prof. Dr. Manfred Schenk
Emeritus/Retired Professors
Institute of Plant Nutrition
Former main reserach areas
- Genotypic differences in phosphate efficienzy
- Nutrient dynamics in the rhizosphere
- Heavy metal transport in soils
- Optimization of the mineral nutrition of field and greenhouse crops
Curriculum vitae
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Professional background
- Born 29.03.1947 in Schwicheldt, (Peine)
- Oct. 1967- Aug. 1971 Study of Horticulture at the Hannover University of Technology
- 31.08.1971 Dipl.-lng. agr
- 01.09.1971 to 30.09.1972 Rectorate Assistant at the Hannover University of Technology
- 01.10.1971-31.12.1977 Research assistant at the Institute of Plant Nutrition at the TU Hannover
- 12.09.1977 Doctorate in Dr. rer. Hort.
- 01.01.1978-31.12.1978 Post doc. at the Department of Agronomy at Purdue University in West Lafayette (USA)
- 01.01.1979- 31.07.1984 Agricultural Council of the Chamber of Agriculture Of Westphalia-Lippe at the Teaching and Experimental Institute for Horticulture Münster-Wolbeck; Head of the experimental project, teaching at the School of Horticulture
- Leave of absence from 01.10.1981- 31.05.1983 on the provision of the preparatory service for the higher agricultural and nutritional service at the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forestry of the Land of North Rheine-Westphalia
- 01.08.1984 Appointment as Professor at the University of Hannover; Field of Plant Nutrition
- 31.03.2015 Emeritus
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Memberships and authorities
- Dean of department Horticulture 1991-1995
- 1995-1999 Member of the Senate of the University of Hannover German
- German Society of Soil Science
- German Society for Plant Nutrition
- German Horticultural Society (1990-1996 Vice-President, 1996-2002 President)
- lnternational Society of Horticultural Science (1994-2005 Member of the Council)
- lnternational Society of Soil Science
- Member of the International Society of Horticultural Sciences (1997-2007)
