Karl Sommer (agricultural scientist)
Karl Sommer (born June 25, 1932 in Natbergen ) is a German agricultural scientist. He became known through the development of the CULTAN process for the nitrogen supply of cultivated plants.
Life
Sommer was born in Natbergen (now part of Bissendorf) in the district of Osnabrück (Lower Saxony). He attended the Carolinum grammar school in Osnabrück . Sommer completed an agricultural training and studied at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn from 1957 to 1960 agricultural sciences. He financed his studies as a student trainee at Bayer AG in Leverkusen. In 1963, Sommer received his doctorate with the text Vegetationsversuche for the implementation of organic fertilizers and the nitrogen cycle in the soil under the influence of straw and cellulose .
He conducted research at Michigan State University and completed his habilitation in 1969. This was followed by teaching and research assignments, including at the University of Liberia and the Universidad de Costa Rica . From 1970 he developed the CULTAN process. Until 1998, Sommer taught at the University of Bonn.
Awards
In 1998 the Warsaw University of Agriculture awarded an honorary doctorate in summer.
Fonts
- Vegetation experiments for the implementation of organic fertilizers and the nitrogen cycle in the soil under the influence of straw and cellulose . Bonn 1963
- Elementary nitrogen losses when converting easily decomposable organic matter in the soil. Bonn 1971
- CULTAN fertilization . Gelsenkirchen 2005
Individual evidence
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Summer, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German agricultural scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Natbergen |