From Pasture to Pitch: Comparing the Protein Potential of Grass Sources
- Beschreibung
Ensuring global food security while reducing environmental impacts is a major challenge of the 21st century. Therefore, exploring plant-based protein sources is essential for developing sustainable food systems. Grassland biomass is an abundant and renewable resource with strong potential for protein extraction. However, grass species may originate from various environments, such as managed pastures or intensively maintained football fields. The differences in species composition and management practices can significantly influence protein yield and composition.
This project aims to compare the protein content and quality of grass collected from pasture and football field environments. The results will show how cultivation conditions influence grass protein production. In addition, the project will possibility students acquire practical experience in biomass characterization and analytical methods, including drying, grinding, and protein quantification, contributing to the understanding of sustainable regional protein production.
- Projektzeitraum
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- Bewerbungszeitraum
- 13. bis 27.10.2025
- Durchführung
- semesterbegleitend
- Details zu Projektzeitraum und Durchführung
The project will be conducted during the winter semester 2025/26. The student will actively participate in all stages of the research process, have an introduction to the scientific method, working in the lab with sample collection, laboratory analysis, data interpretation, and presentation of results. The total workload corresponds to approximately 30 hours (1 ECTS). Experimental work will take place at the Conversion Technologies of Renewable Raw Materials (440f), University of Hohenheim.
- Studienfach
- offen für alle Studienfächer
- Betreuende
- Caroline Piccoli Miranda de Freitas
- Institut
- Institut für Agrartechnik (440) (Conversion technologies of biobased resources)
- Sprache
- englisch
- Teilnehmendenanzahl
- min. 1, max. 2
- Arbeitsaufwand
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ca. 30 Stunden pro Teilnehmende:r
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ECTS-Punkte
Arbeitsaufwand (Stunden und ggf. ECTS) sind ungefähre Angaben. Die tatsächlich vergebenen ECTS-Punkte ergeben sich aus der tatsächlich geleisteten Arbeit.
- Für dieses Projekt ist kein Motivationsschreiben des Studierenden erforderlich
- Projektart
- experimentell
- Lernziele
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Die Teilnehmende lernen in diesem Projekt:
- Introduction to the scientific method
- Learn to plan and execute a small experimental research project.
- Acquire practical skills in biomass sampling and protein analysis.
- Develop interdisciplinary thinking between agriculture and food science.
- Present research findings in a scientific format (poster or report).
- Anmerkungen für Studierende