Timo Sprangers

Timo Sprangers is a researcher at Wageningen Plant Research, affiliated with the OT Team Schimmels Onkruid. His work focuses on agricultural sustainability, soil biology, and crop management systems.

• Institution: Wageningen University & Research
• Department: OT Team Schimmels Onkruid (Weeds and Pests Research Team)
• Academic Rank: Researcher

Research Interests: Sprangers investigates soil quality, cropping systems, and photosynthetic capacity of crops like maize in relay intercropping systems. His work explores reduced tillage impacts, nitrogen competition dynamics, and sustainable alternatives to herbicides such as glyphosate.

Projects: He leads two active projects (2024–2025) focused on alternatives to herbicides, including the use of precision weed control technologies like the Ecorobotix ARA spotsprayer.

Dataset Contributions: Sprangers is a co-creator of the long-term experiment dataset on reduced tillage effects from 2009–2022.