Publications

Fernandez-Gnecco G., Covacevich F., Consolo V., Behr J., Sommermann L., Moradtalab N., Maccario L., Sørensen S., Deubel A., Schellenberg I., Geistlinger J., Neumann G., Grosch R., Smalla K., Babin D. (2022). Effect of Long-Term Agricultural Management on the Soil Microbiota Influenced by the Time of Soil Sampling. Frontiers in Soil Science, 2(), . doi:10.3389/fsoil.2022.837508

Application of agrochemicals and mechanization enabled increasing agricultural productivity yet caused various environmental and soil health-related problems. Agricultural practices affect soil microorganisms, which are the key players of many ecosystem processes. However, less is known about whethe…

Sommermann L., Babin D., Behr J., Chowdhury S., Sandmann M., Windisch S., Neumann G., Nesme J., Sørensen S., Schellenberg I., Rothballer M., Geistlinger J., Smalla K., Grosch R. (2022). Long-Term Fertilization Strategy Impacts Rhizoctonia solani–Microbe Interactions in Soil and Rhizosphere and Defense Responses in Lettuce. Microorganisms, 10(9), 1717. doi:10.3390/microorganisms10091717

The long-term effects of agricultural management such as different fertilization strategies on soil microbiota and soil suppressiveness against plant pathogens are crucial. Therefore, the suppressiveness of soils differing in fertilization history was assessed using two Rhizoctonia solani isolates a…

Babin D., Sommermann L., Chowdhury S., Behr J., Sandmann M., Neumann G., Nesme J., Sørensen S., Schellenberg I., Rothballer M., Geistlinger J., Smalla K., Grosch R. (2021). Distinct rhizomicrobiota assemblages and plant performance in lettuce grown in soils with different agricultural management histories. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, (), . doi:10.1093/femsec/fiab027

A better understanding of factors shaping the rhizosphere microbiota is important for sustainable crop production. We hypothesized that the effect of agricultural management on the soil microbiota is reflected in the assemblage of the rhizosphere microbiota with implications for plant performance. W…

Neumann G. Behr, JH., Sommermann L., Babin D, Moradtalab N., Windisch S., Geistlinger J., Grosch R. (2021). Perspektiven reduzierter Bodenbearbeitung für die Pflanzengesundheit – Erfahrungen aus Langzeitfeldversuchen. LOP, 11(), p. 26-30.

Windisch S., Sommermann L., Babin D., Chowdhury S., Grosch R., Moradtalab N., Walker F., Höglinger B., El-Hasan A., Armbruster W., Nesme J., Sørensen S., Schellenberg I., Geistlinger J., Smalla K., Rothballer M., Ludewig U., Neumann G. (2021). Impact of Long-Term Organic and Mineral Fertilization on Rhizosphere Metabolites, Root–Microbial Interactions and Plant Health of Lettuce. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11(), . doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.597745

Fertilization management can affect plant performance and soil microbiota, involving still poorly understood rhizosphere interactions. We hypothesized that fertilization practice exerts specific effects on rhizodeposition with consequences for recruitment of rhizosphere microbiota and plant performa…

Windisch S., Walter A., Moradtalab N., Walker F., Höglinger B., El-Hasan A., Ludewig U., Neumann G., Grosch R. (2021). Role of Benzoic Acid and Lettucenin A in the Defense Response of Lettuce against Soil-Borne Pathogens. Plants, 10(11), 2336. doi:10.3390/plants10112336

Soil-borne pathogens can severely limit plant productivity. Induced defense responses are plant strategies to counteract pathogen-related damage and yield loss. In this study, we hypothesized that benzoic acid and lettucenin A are involved as defense compounds against Rhizoctonia solani and Olpidium…

Moradtalab N., Ahmed A., Geistlinger J., Walker F., Höglinger B., Ludewig U., Neumann G. (2020). Synergisms of Microbial Consortia, N Forms, and Micronutrients Alleviate Oxidative Damage and Stimulate Hormonal Cold Stress Adaptations in Maize. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11(), . doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.00396

Aims: Low soil temperature in spring is a major constraint for the cultivation of tropical crops in temperate climates. This study aims at the exploitation of synergistic interactions of micronutrients, consortia of plant growth-promoting microorganisms and N forms as cold-stress protectants. Method…

Techen A., Helming K., Brüggemann N., Veldkamp E., Reinhold-Hurek B., Lorenz M., Bartke S., Heinrich U., Amelung W., Augustin K., Boy J., Corre M., Duttman R., Gebbers R., Gentsch N., Grosch R., Guggenberger G., Kern J., Kiese R., Kuhwald M., Leinweber P., Schloter M., Wiesmeier M., Winkelmann T., V… (2020). Soil research challenges in response to emerging agricultural soil management practices. Advances in Agronomy, 61(), 179-240. doi:10.1016/bs.agron.2020.01.002

Agricultural management is a key force affecting soil processes and functions. Triggered by biophysical constraints as well as rapid structural and technological developments, new management practices are emerging with largely unknown impacts on soil processes and functions. This impedes assessments…

Babin D., Deubel A., Jacquiod S., Sørensen S., Geistlinger J., Grosch R., Smalla K. (2019). Impact of long-term agricultural management practices on soil prokaryotic communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 129(), 17-28. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.11.002

The profound intensification of agricultural practices by increased application of agro-chemicals, short crop rotations and ploughing resulted in loss of soil fertility, erosion and accumulation of soil-borne plant pathogens. Soil microbial communities are key players in ecosystem processes and are …

Nelkner J., Henke C., Lin T., Pätzold W., Hassa J., Jaenicke S., Grosch R., Pühler A., Sczyrba A., Schlüter A. (2019). Effect of Long-Term Farming Practices on Agricultural Soil Microbiome Members Represented by Metagenomically Assembled Genomes (MAGs) and Their Predicted Plant-Beneficial Genes. Genes, 10(6), 424. doi:10.3390/genes10060424

To follow the hypothesis that agricultural management practices affect structure and function of the soil microbiome regarding soil health and plant-beneficial traits, high-throughput (HT) metagenome analyses were performed on Chernozem soil samples from a long-term field experiment designated LTE-1…