Jakob Santner

Prof. Dr. Jakob Santner is a Professor of Plant Nutrition at the Institute for Plant Nutrition, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen. His research focuses on nutrient recovery from waste streams, silicon-based crop stress tolerance, soil nutrient dynamics, fertilizer efficiency, and soil fertility enhancement. He also investigates sufficiency and health aspects in plant and human nutrition.

Research Interests:

• Nutrient recovery/recycling from waste residues
• Silicon fertilization for crop stress tolerance
• Soil nutrient cycling and dynamics
• Organic/inorganic fertilizer efficiency
• Soil fertility improvement strategies
• Plant and human nutrition sufficiency

He is affiliated with the Vascular Experimental Station (GVS) and can be contacted at Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, Room B022, Giessen. Consultation hours are by appointment via email.