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Research interests
Prof. Asseng’s (*1965) field of research is the analysis of atmosphere-crop-soil systems. His main research areas include impact of climate variability and climate change, cropping sustainability, food security, and how systems analysis and crop modelling can assist autonomous robot-managed cropping systems in the field and in fully-environmentally controlled indoor vertical farming.
Prof. Asseng studied agricultural sciences and received his PhD at Humboldt University Berlin and his Habilitation at Technical University Munich. He was a Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO in Australia. He became a Full Professor in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida and the Director of the Florida Climate Institute. In 2020, Prof. Asseng was appointed to the professorship for Digital Agriculture and in 2021 the Director of the World Agricultural Systems Center at the Technical University Munich.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Evaluating the added value of subseasonal weather forecasts for EU national wheat yield forecasts
Zachow, M., Aleksovska, I., Henin, R., Kunstmann, H., Meroni, M., Seguini, L., Tarnavsky, E. & Asseng, S., 15 May 2026, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 383, 111139.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental life cycle assessment of container-based vertical farming of chili pepper under two light intensities and three energy supply scenarios
Wittmann, S., Wittmann, I., Wanielik, F., Herrmann, C., Asseng, S. & Mempel, H., May 2026, In: Resources, Environment and Sustainability. 25, 100342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-model estimation reveals substantial but decreasing wheat yield gaps in China during the last four decades
Ye, Z., Cao, Y., Asseng, S., Liu, B., Jiang, L., Basso, B., Qiu, X., Tang, L., Cao, W., Liu, L. & Zhu, Y., Jun 2026, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 177, 128082.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No-tillage practices mitigate warming-induced yield losses in wheat by enhancing source-sink coordination
Li, Y., Tao, F., Hou, R., Asseng, S. & Reynolds, M., 1 Feb 2026, In: Field Crops Research. 336, 110226.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Potential expansion of wheat planting areas driven by climate warming offsets yield losses and enhances global production
Cong, J., Zhao, C., Asseng, S., Wang, X., Müller, C., Jägermeyr, J., Tian, X., Liu, Z., Zhao, J., Gao, B., Zhang, Z. & Yang, X., 16 Jan 2026, In: One Earth. 9, 1, 101464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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