Test Station Motterwitz

The area around Motterwitz is characterised by the slightly rolling to hilly north-Saxon plate and hill country with high-yield loess soils.

• Lommatz loess loam area
• Soil value 75
• Middle-Saxon hill country climate
• Stationary test area (20 ha) and test performance in scattered location
• Central technology base
• Cultivation station for grains (lab, greenhouse, open area)
• Main cultures: all types of grain (less rye), rapeseed, legumes, sugar beets, vegetables in the open field and in the greenhouse, various types of fruit, hops