Markus Weinmann

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Markus Weinmann (born July 31, 1974 in Worms ) is an agricultural scientist, particularly in plant physiology at the University of Hohenheim , he is considered one of the pioneers of bioeffector research to improve plant growth, plant vitality and disease resistance in plants and is the coordinator of field testing in the EU Biofector project.

Live and act

Born as the son of the winegrowing family Leonard and Maria-Elisabeth Weinmann, he attended elementary school in Worms-Hermsheim and the Rudi-Stephan-Gymnasium in Worms with high school diploma in 1994. After completing his military service (1994-1995), he began studying agricultural sciences, specializing in plant production the University of Hohenheim with internships in the State Institute for Agriculture, Viticulture and Horticulture, Oppenheim and the State Institute for Vine Breeding, Alzey .

He wrote his diploma thesis in the Phytomedicine Department of the State Teaching and Research Institute (SLFA) in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse with the topic: Use of arbuscular mycorrhiza and bacterial preparations against vine fatigue on vineyards under controlled and outdoor conditions .

In 2003 he was accepted as a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Hohenheim, PhD at the Institute for Plant Nutrition, later at the Institute for Crop Science, Department of Nutritional Physiology of Cultivated Plants, the University of Hohenheim with Volker Römheld and Günter Neumann . He received his doctorate in May 2016 in Hohenheim, and his 607-page dissertation describes the current status of bioeffector research.

Professional Activities

  • 2001 work as a research assistant in the Phytomedicine Department, State Teaching and Research Institute (SLFA) in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
  • 2002 and 2003, research project: Investigations into the influence of plant strengtheners on the growth, nutrient acquisition and disease resistance of agricultural crops , financed by the Agricultural Science Promotion Group at the Nordic University eV, Flensburg
  • 2003 to 2005, research project: silicon as an activator in cultivated plants , financed by the working group of industrial research associations " Otto von Guericke " e. V. (AiF) Projekt GmbH, Berlin and Madora GmbH, Lörrach
  • 2005 to 2008 research project The Re-establishment of Human Resources, Curricula, Systems and Institutions at the Agricultural Faculty of the Syiah Kuala University in Aceh (ACULTURE) , financed by the EuropeAid co-operation Office as part of the ASIA LINK program of the European Commission
  • Since 2012 research project "Resource Preservation by Application of BIOefFECTORs in European Crop Production (BIOFECTOR)", financed by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Program, Grant agreement no: 312117

Publications (selection)

  • Huber D., Römheld V., and Weinmann M. (2012). Relationship between nutrition, plant diseases and pests. In: Marschner P. (ed.). Marschner's Mineral Nutrition of higher Plants. Third edition. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, UK, pp. 283-298.
  • Akter Z., Weinmann M., Neumann G., Römheld V. (2013). An in-vitro screening method to study the activity potential of biofertilizers based on Trichoderma and Bacillus sp. Journal of Plant Nutrition 36, 1439-1452.
  • Nkebiwe PM, Weinmann M., Bar-Tal A., Müller T. (2016). Fertilizer placement to improve crop nutrient acquisition and yield: A review and meta-analysis. Field Crops Research 196, 389-401.
  • Nkebiwe PM, Weinmann M., and Müller T. (2016). Improving fertilizer ‑ depot exploitation and maize growth by inoculation with plant growth ‑ promoting bacteria: from lab to field. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture 3:15, 1-16.
  • Bradáčová K., Weber NF, Morad-Talab N., Asim M., Imran M., Weinmann M., Neumann G. (2016). Micronutrients (Zn / Mn), seaweed extracts, and plant growth ‑ promoting bacteria as cold ‑ stress protectants in maize. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture 3:19, 1-10.
  • Bio-Effectors for Improved Growth, Nutrient Acquisition and Disease Resistance of Crops
  • Publications by Markus Weinmann on the website of the University of Hohenheim

Conference contributions

  • Rhizosphere 2004 - Perspectives and Challenges, A Tribute to Lorenz Hiltner, Munich, Germany, September 12-17, 2004. Poster presentation: Weinmann M., Tan B., Römheld V., and Neumann G. (2004). "Selected Strains of Escherichia coli as Biofertilizers in Vegetable Production"
  • Rhizosphere 2, Montpellier, France, August 26th - 31st, 2007. Poster presentation: Weinmann M., Yusran Y., Neumann G., Schropp A., Römheld V. (2007). "Synergistic effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens ssp. inoculation, arbuscular mycorrhiza and healthy root growth in grapevine and wheat affected by soil sickness "
  • Rhizosphere 3. where Plants Meet Soils Down-under. Perth, Australia, September 25-30, 2011. Poster presentation by V. Römheld and Ayumi Kawanishi: Weinmann M., Kuhn B, Moreno JG, Neumann G., Römheld V. (2011). "Phosphite applied to the phyllosphere suppresses mechanisms of phosphorus acquisition in the rhizosphere of maize and white lupine"
  • Plant Nutrition 2014. From Basic Understanding to Better Crops. International Conference of the German Society of Plant Nutrion, Halle an der Saale, Germany, September 10-12, 2014. Poster presentation: Weinmann M., Nkebiwe PM, Weber N., Bradacova K., Li Z.-F., Fora G. Müller T., Neumann G. (2014). "Application strategies and performance of bio-effector preparations to improve the growth and mineral nutrition of crops under field conditions"
  • Rhizosphere 4. Stretching the Interface of Life, Maastricht, Netherlands, June 21-25, 2015. Poster presentation: Weinmann M., Nkebiwe MP, Weber N., Bradacova K., Fora G., Müller T., Neumann G. ( 2015). "Strategies for bio-effector application to improve the growth and mineral nutrition of maize under field conditions"
  • Micrope. Microbe-Assisted Crop Production - Opportunities, Challenges & Needs, Vienna, Austria, November 23-25, 2015. Poster presentation: Weinmann M., Nkebiwe PM, Weber N., Hasan MM, Poşta G., Müller T., Neumann G . (2015). "Microbial bioeffectors for alternative plant nutrition: development of application strategies in the BioFector project"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biofector project coordinated by scientists from the University of Hohenheim
  2. ↑ Dissertation Markus Weinmann 2017 pdf accessed on July 8, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Weinmann, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German agricultural scientist
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Worms