Research interests:
Agro-ecosystem modelling across scales (gene to landscape), Ag Data science, Digital farmingResearch foci and activities:
Publications:
Hoffmann, M.P., Cock, J., Samson, M., Janetski, N., Janetski, K., Roetter R.P., Fisher, M., Oberthuer, T. (2020). Fertilizer management in smallholder cocoa farms of Indonesia under variable climate and market prices. Agricultural Systems 178, 102759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102759Hoffmann, M.P., Swanepoel, C.M., Nelson, W.C.D., Beukes, D.J., van der Laan, M., Hargreaves, J.N.G., Roetter, R.P. (2020). Simulating medium-term effects of cropping system diversification on soil fertility and crop productivity in southern Africa. European Journal of Agronomy 126089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126089
Hoffmann, M.P., Haakana, M., Asseng, S., Hoehn, J.G., Palosuo, T., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Fronzek, S., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., Kassie, B.T., et al. (2018). How does inter-annual variability of attainable yield affect the magnitude of yield gaps for wheat and maize? Agricultural Systems 159: 199–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.03.012
Hoffmann, M.P., Odhiambo, J.J.O., Koch, M., Ayisi, K.K., Zhao, G., Soler, A.S., Roetter, R.P. (2018). Exploring adaptations of groundnut cropping to prevailing climate variability and extremes in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Field Crops Research 219: 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.01.019
Hoffmann, M.P., Isselstein, J., Roetter, R.P., Kayser, M. (2018). Nitrogen management in crop rotations after break-up of grassland: Insights from modelling. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 259: 28–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.02.009
Hoffmann, M.P., Donough, C., Cook, S., Fisher, M., Lim, C., Lim, Y., Cock, J., Kam, S.P., Mohanaraj, S.N., Indrasuara, K., et al. (2017). Yield gap analysis in oil palm: Framework development and application in commercial operations in Southeast Asia. Agricultural Systems 151: 12–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.11.005
Hoffmann, M.P., Llewellyn, R., Davoren, C.W., Whitbread, A.M. (2017). Assessing the potential for zone-specific management of cereals in low rainfall South-eastern Australia. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 203: 14–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12159
Hoffmann, M.P., Jacobs, A., Whitbread, A.M. (2015). Crop modelling based analysis of site-specific production limitations of winter oilseed rape in northern Germany. Field Crops Research 178: 49–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2015.03.018
Hoffmann, M.P., Castaneda Vera, A., van Wijk, M.T., Giller, K.E., Oberthuer, T., Donough, C., Whitbread, A.M. (2014). Simulating potential growth and yield in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) with PALMSIM: Model description, evaluation and application. Agricultural Systems 131: 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2014.07.006