Trials site at Cunnersdorf

Climate

East German inland climate - Leipziger Bucht
Annual rainfall : 619 mm (1972 - 2007)
Mean annual temperature: 8.5 °C (1972 - 2007)
No. of vegetation days: 230 -260 per year

Geology

Weichselian sandy loess top layer, 3...6 dm thick over Saale period
glacial till (with sand lenses)

Relief

Slight sloping, slightly undulating plate, inclination 2 ... 4°

Main types of soils

Albic luvisol, podzoluvisol, albic luvisol-podzol
representative for podzol/albic luvisol soil associations in the sandy loess belt with underlaying clay in the northern edge of the loess region

Main classes from the soil assessment

SL 4D, lS 4D, soil group 3, soil unit 41 ... 50

Annual area for trials approx. 15 ha