Publications

Siefen N., Staudt J., Busnena B., Orth N., Beuerle T., Lankes C., Baab G., Beerhues L., Winkelmann T., Schmitz M., Liu B. (2024). Differential accumulation of phenolics and phytoalexins in seven Malus genotypes cultivated in apple replant disease-affected soil. Scientia Horticulturae, 328(), 112902. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2024.112902

Apple replant disease (ARD) is a globally recognised soil-borne disease, which affects apple orchards and tree nurseries. Biotic factors are considered to be the main causal agent of ARD. Phenolics and phytoalexins were induced in apple roots grown in ARD soil compared to roots grown in disinfested …

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…

Mahmoud F., Kusari S., Kublik S., Benning S., Siani R., Zühlke S., Radl V., Mahnkopp-Dirks F., Schloter M. (2023.0). Draft Genome Sequence of the Bacterial Endophyte Priestia megaterium B1, Isolated from Roots of Apple ( Malus domestica ). Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12(6), . doi:10.1128/mra.01172-22

Over the past years, a number of important traits supporting plant growth have been shown for different strains of Priestia megaterium (formerly known as Bacillus megaterium ). Here, we report the draft genome sequence of the endophytic bacterial strain Priestia megaterium B1, which was isolated fro…

Winkelmann T., Mahnkopp-Dirks F. (2023.0). Apple replant disease – new insights into an old problem. Acta Horticulturae, (1366), 369-376. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2023.1366.45

Worldwide, tree nurseries and apple orchards are facing the problem of apple replant disease (ARD) which results in growth depression and fruit yield and quality reduction. The etiology of this complex soil-borne disease which persists at the affected sites for decades is still not fully understood,…

Busnena B., Beerhues L., Liu B. (2023). Biphenyls and dibenzofurans of the rosaceous subtribe Malinae and their role as phytoalexins. Planta, 258(4), . doi:10.1007/s00425-023-04228-7

Biphenyls and dibenzofurans are specialized metabolites, which are formed in species of the rosaceous subtribe Malinae upon elicitation by biotic and abiotic inducers. The subtribe Malinae (previously Pyrinae) comprises approximately 1000 species, which include economically important fruit trees suc…

Reim S., Emeriewen O., Peil A., Flachowsky H. (2023). Deciphering the Mechanism of Tolerance to Apple Replant Disease Using a Genetic Mapping Approach in a Malling 9 × M. × robusta 5 Population Identifies SNP Markers Linked to Candidate Genes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(7), 6307. doi:10.3390/ijms24076307

Apple replant disease (ARD) is a worldwide economic risk in apple production. Although several studies have shown that the wild apple accession Malus × robusta 5 (Mr5) is ARD-tolerant, the genetics of this tolerance have not yet been elucidated. A genetic mapping approach with a biparental populatio…

Reim S., Cestaro A., Winkelmann T., Flachowsky H. (2023). Identification of genes responding in apple replant disease (ARD) affected Malus roots using an RNA-sequencing approach. Acta Horticulturae, (1362), 89-96. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.13

Apple replant disease (ARD) is a soil-borne disease in apple that poses an economic risk for fruit tree nurseries and fruit growers worldwide. When replanting the same plant species, the soil will have lost its capacity to support the growth of plants of the respective species. This results in reduc…

Wrede, A., Hardeweg, B., Winkelmann, T., Strolka, B. (2023.0). Serie Teil 1 - ORDIAmur: Maßnahmen gegen Bodenmüdigkeit beim Apfel geprüft. Deutsche Baumschule, 04(), .

Wrede, A., Lehndorff, E., Baab, G., Guggenberger, G., Simon, M., Meyer, N., Pätzold, S., Amelung, W., Boy, J., Schimmel, J., Krüger, J., Vetterlein, D., Winkelmann, T. (2023.0). Serie Teil 2 - ORDIAmur: Historie und Beobachtungen zur Bodenqualität. Deutsche Baumschule, 05(), .

Wrede, A., Winkelmann, T., Orth, N., Reim, S., Flachowsky, H., Baab, G., Siefen, N., Schmitz, M., Klophaus, L. (2023.0). Serie Teil 3 - ORDIAmur: Bewertung von Apfelunterlagen hinsichtlich ihrer Toleranz gegenüber der Nachbaukrankheit. Deutsche Baumschule, 06(), .