Publications

Herbst M., Mohammed G., Eichler‐Löbermann B., Amelung W., Vanderborght J., Siebers N. (2025). Linking Measurable Phosphorus Pools With Simulations of Soil P Dynamics: Results for the Long‐Term Experiment ‘Rostock’. European Journal of Soil Science, 76(4), . doi:10.1111/ejss.70160

ABSTRACTPhosphorus (P) is removed from agroecosystems through harvesting, and sustainable management must include P fertilization as P availability affects crop performance. However, accurate assessment of plant‐available P is challenging. In this study, two promising approaches are combined to asse…

Ahmed A., Morshedizad M., Kühn O., Leinweber P. (2024.0). Deciphering competitive interactions: Phosphate and organic matter binding on goethite through experimental and theoretical insights. Science of The Total Environment, 940(), 173510. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173510

The adsorption of phosphorus (P) onto active soil surfaces plays a pivotal role in immobilizing P, thereby influencing soil fertility and the filter function of soil to protect freshwater systems from eutrophication. Competitive anions, such as organic matter (OM), significantly affect the strength …

Koch S., Liu H., Lenz C., Eichler-Löbermann B., Vogel H., Lennartz B. (2024.0). Soil structure and solute transport pathways in biogas digestate-amended soils. Soil and Tillage Research, 240(), 106074. doi:10.1016/j.still.2024.106074

Here, we investigated the effects of biogas digestate application on flow pathways and soil properties in a sandy soil aiming at unraveling phosphorus accumulation and depletion processes in fertilized soils. Dye tracer experiments were conducted to visualize and distinguish between various flow pat…

Luo Y., Peng Y., Li Y., Li Y., Feng C., Li R., Gao B., Xiao R., Zhang X., Qu G., Li M., Ahmed A., Al-Solaimani S., Hooda P., Rinklebe J., Zhang Z., Soo Lee S., Shaheen S. (2024.0). Phosphorus removal from water using La-based absorbents: Insights into the impacts of crystal structure, surface area, and crystallinity on the removal efficiency and mechanisms. Separation and Purification Technology, 330(), 125478. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2023.125478

Chiba A., Vitow N., Baum C., Zacher A., Kahle P., Leinweber P., Schloter M., Schulz S. (2024.0). Earthworm activities change phosphorus mobilization and uptake strategies in deep soil layers. Applied Soil Ecology, 193(), 105168. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105168

The drilosphere is described as a microbial hotspot in soil, which is rich in labile nutrients. However, phosphorus (P) quality and availability change along the drilosphere from labile organically-bound P in upper layers to immobilized Ca-phosphate with increasing depth. In this study, we postulate…

Vogel H., Amelung W., Baum C., Bonkowski M., Blagodatsky S., Grosch R., Herbst M., Kiese R., Koch S., Kuhwald M., König S., Leinweber P., Lennartz B., Müller C., Pagel H., Rillig M., Rüschhoff J., Russell D., Schnepf A., Schulz S., Siebers N., Vetterlein D., Wachendorf C., Weller U., Wollschläger U.… (2024). How to adequately represent biological processes in modeling multifunctionality of arable soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 60(3), 263-306. doi:10.1007/s00374-024-01802-3

AbstractEssential soil functions such as plant productivity, C storage, nutrient cycling and the storage and purification of water all depend on soil biological processes. Given this insight, it is remarkable that in modeling of these soil functions, the various biological actors usually do not play…

Heyl K., Garske B., Ekardt F. (2024.0). Using bone char as phosphate recycling fertiliser: an analysis of the new EU Fertilising Products Regulation. Environmental Sciences Europe, 35(1), . doi:10.1186/s12302-023-00819-z

Abstract Background Phosphorus recycling is an important cornerstone of sustainable phosphorus management and required to establish a circular economy in line with the EU Green Deal. Animal bones contain phosphate which can be recovered and processed into bone char. Animal bone char has a fertiliser…

Ahmed A., Leinweber P., Kühn O. (2023.0). Advances in understanding the phosphate binding to soil constituents: A Computational Chemistry perspective. Science of The Total Environment, 887(), 163692. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163692

Phosphorus (P) is an indispensable element to all forms of life and its efficient use in fertilizers is one of the conditions for food security. The efficiency of P fertilizers is affected by P mobilization and P fixation, both depending on the P binding strength to soil constituents. This review pr…

Koch S., Lederer H., Kahle P., Lennartz B. (2023.0). Linking transport pathways and phosphorus distribution in a loamy soil: a case study from a North-Eastern German Stagnosol. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(8), . doi:10.1007/s10661-023-11465-6

AbstractHeterogeneous flow pathways through the soil determine the transport of dissolved and particle-bound nutritional elements like phosphorus (P) to ground and surface waters. This study was designed to understand the spatial patterns of P in agriculturally used soils and the mechanisms causing …

Jia Y., Siebers N., Panten K., Kruse J. (2023.0). Fate and availability of phosphorus from bone char with and without sulfur modification in soil size fractions after five-year field fertilizations. Soil and Tillage Research, 231(), 105720. doi:10.1016/j.still.2023.105720

The agronomic value of fertilizer phosphorus (P) in the soil is determined by how it is incorporated and released during aggregate formation and breakdown. These processes play a vital role in P accessibility, storage, and cycling. Bone char (BC) is a promising substitute for phosphorus fertilizer. …