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Peter Sørensen

Title

Professor, Professor

Primary affiliation

Peter Sørensen

Areas of expertise

  • Nutrient cycling in agriculture
  • Organic waste management
  • Organic crop rotations
  • Cover crops and nutrients
  • Nitrate leaching

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Research

Utilization and loss of nutrients (N and P) in agriculture and environmental effects of nutrient management. 
Nitrogen and carbon transformations in soil applied with organic manures.
Nitrate leaching and agricultural management. 
Effects of animal feeding and manure treatment technologies (separation, acidification, anaerobic digestion, gasification) on the composition, turnover, utilization and environmental effects of animal manure. 
Utilization of nutrients in re-cycled residues and wastes in plant production. 
Long-term organic arable crop rotations and effects on crop production, utilization and losses of nutrients. 
 

Teaching activities

I am teaching on three bachelor and master courses within agroecology. I have  supervised/co-supervised 10 PhD students, 9 postdocs and 7 MSc students.

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