Publications

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…

Sutterlütti R., Komainda M., Kayser M., Isselstein J. (2023.0). Tree lines do not reduce grassland productivity and herbage quality in alley cropping under drought. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, (), . doi:10.1111/jac.12658

AbstractIn alley cropping, woody perennials are combined with agricultural crops or grassland in order to benefit from favourable interactions between trees and crops. Trees influence growth and senescence processes in grassland as well as plant chemical composition and plant water use. In a field e…

Sutterlütti R., Kayser M., Komainda M., Isselstein J. (2023.0). Alley cropping tree lines alter temperature and light quantity and influence daily growth rates of grassland. Grass and Forage Science, 78(3), 402-415. doi:10.1111/gfs.12618

AbstractTrees alter microclimate and radiation budget in alley cropping systems, which in turn change physiological processes of the grassland component. The influence of the trees on grassland growth depends on the climate zone as well as possibly on weather conditions during the respective growth …

Vaupel A., Bednar Z., Herwig N., Hommel B., Moran-Rodas V., Beule L. (2023.0). Tree-distance and tree-species effects on soil biota in a temperate agroforestry system. Plant and Soil, (), . doi:10.1007/s11104-023-05932-9

Abstract Aims Cropland agroforestry systems are land-use systems with numerous environmental advantages over monoculture croplands including promotion of soil life. This study aimed to investigate tree-species and tree-distance effects on soil biota in a temperate agroforestry system. Methods Our s…

Langhof M., Schmiedgen A. (2023.0). 13 years of biomass production from three poplar clones in a temperate short-rotation alley cropping agroforestry system. Biomass and Bioenergy, 175(), 106853. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106853

Farmers' interest in establishing agroforestry systems is increasing, as they are considered to have many benefits, such as the possibility of climate adaptation and crop diversification. Growing wood on agricultural land can produce biomass for energy or material purpose. Knowledge of the yield pot…

Veldkamp E., Schmidt M., Markwitz C., Beule L., Beuschel R., Biertümpfel A., Bischel X., Duan X., Gerjets R., Göbel L., Graß R., Guerra V., Heinlein F., Komainda M., Langhof M., Luo J., Potthoff M., van Ramshorst J., Rudolf C., Seserman D., Shao G., Siebicke L., Svoboda N., Swieter A., Carminati A.,… (2023). Multifunctionality of temperate alley-cropping agroforestry outperforms open cropland and grassland. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), . doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00680-1

AbstractIntensively managed open croplands are highly productive but often have deleterious environmental impacts. Temperate agroforestry potentially improves ecosystem functions, although comprehensive analysis is lacking. Here, we measured primary data on 47 indicators of seven ecosystem functions…

Shao G., Martinson G., Corre M., Luo J., Niu D., Bischel X., Veldkamp E. (2023.0). Impacts of monoculture cropland to alley cropping agroforestry conversion on soil N2O emissions. GCB Bioenergy, 15(1), 58-71. doi:10.1111/gcbb.13007

Monoculture croplands are a major source of global anthropogenic emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to ozone depletion. Agroforestry has the potential to reduce N2O emissions. Presently, there is no systematic comparison of soil N2O emissions between cropland …

Schmiedgen A., Komainda M., Kayser M., Tonn B., Isselstein J. (2023.0). Trees in silvopastoral systems reduce legume proportion with no consequence for internal N resorption efficiency. Journal of Plant Ecology, 16(3), . doi:10.1093/jpe/rtac090

Abstract In legume-based grasslands, legumes supply the sward with nitrogen (N) from biological N2-fixation. Previous studies in silvopastoral systems have emphasized that legume proportions decline near trees which would cause spatial variation in the N supply and the concentration of N in the har…

van Ramshorst J., Siebicke L., Baumeister M., Moyano F., Knohl A., Markwitz C. (2022.0). Reducing Wind Erosion through Agroforestry: A Case Study Using Large Eddy Simulations. Sustainability, 14(20), 13372. doi:10.3390/su142013372

Wind erosion is seen as one of the main risks for modern agriculture in dry and sandy regions. Shelterbelts and agroforestry systems are known for their ability to reduce wind speed and, consequently, wind erosion. The current study considers temperate alley cropping agroforestry systems, where mult…

Beule L., Guerra V., Lehtsaar E., Vaupel A. (2022.0). Digging deeper: microbial communities in subsoil are strongly promoted by trees in temperate agroforestry systems. Plant and Soil, 480(1-2), 423-437. doi:10.1007/s11104-022-05591-2

Abstract Aims Temperate alley-cropping agroforestry systems maintain agricultural production while offering several environmental benefits. Central benefits of agroforestry systems such as the ‘safety-net’-role of the trees for leached nutrients are mainly due to processes occurring below the soil s…