Publications

Horf M., Bönecke E., Gebbers R., Kling C., Kramer E., Rühlmann J., Schröter I., Schwanghart W., Vogel S. (2023.0). Utility of visible and near-infrared spectroscopy to predict base neutralizing capacity and lime requirement of quaternary soils. Precision Agriculture, 24(1), 288-309. doi:10.1007/s11119-022-09945-9

AbstractDetailed knowledge of a soil’s lime requirement (LR) is a prerequisite for a demand-based lime fertilization to achieve the optimum soil pH and thus sustainably increasing soil fertility and crop yields. LR can be directly determined by the base neutralizing capacity (BNC) obtained by soil-b…

Christ A., Schmittmann O., Schulze Lammers P. (2022.0). Capability of the TrueColor Sensor Array for Determining the Nitrogen Supply in Winter Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Sensors, 22(16), 6032. doi:10.3390/s22166032

In agriculture, efforts are being made to reduce pesticides and fertilizers because of the possible negative environmental impacts, high costs, political requirements, and declining social acceptance. With precision farming, significant savings can be achieved by the site-specific application of fer…

Roy J., Mazel F., Dumack K., Bonkowski M., Rillig M. (2022.0). Hierarchical phylogenetic community assembly of soil protists in a temperate agricultural field. Environmental Microbiology, 24(11), 5498-5508. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.16134

Protists are abundant, diverse and perform essential functions in soils. Protistan community structure and its change across time or space are traditionally studied at the species level but the relative importance of the processes shaping these patterns depends on the taxon phylogenetic resolution. …

Bartkowski B., Massenberg J., Lienhoop N. (2022.0). Data on public preferences for soil-based ecosystem services in Germany. Data in Brief, 43(), 108371. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108371

This article describes the data from a discrete choice experiment survey into public preferences for soil-based ecosystem services. The survey was conducted online in June and July 2021 on a representative sample of 1500 German citizens. Four soil-based ecosystem services were included as attributes…

Weller U., Albrecht L., Schlüter S., Vogel H. (2022.0). An open Soil Structure Library based on X-ray CT data. SOIL, 8(2), 507-515. doi:10.5194/soil-8-507-2022

Soil structure in terms of the spatial arrangement of pores and solids is highly relevant for most physical and biochemical processes in soil. While this was known for a long time, a scientific approach to quantify soil structural characteristics was also missing for a long time. This was due to its…

Bartkowski B., Massenberg J., Lienhoop N. (2022.0). Investigating preferences for soil-based ecosystem services. Q Open, 2(2), . doi:10.1093/qopen/qoac035

Abstract Soil provides multiple benefits for human well-being that are largely invisible to most beneficiaries. Here, we present the results of a discrete choice experiment on the preferences of Germans for soil-based ecosystem services. In an attempt to reduce complexity for respondents, we expres…

Hernández-Ochoa I., Gaiser T., Kersebaum K., Webber H., Seidel S., Grahmann K., Ewert F. (2022.0). Model-based design of crop diversification through new field arrangements in spatially heterogeneous landscapes. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 42(4), . doi:10.1007/s13593-022-00805-4

AbstractIntensive agriculture in Germany is not only highly productive but has also led to detrimental effects in the environment. Crop diversification together with new field arrangements considering soil heterogeneities can be an alternative to improve resource use efficiency (RUE), ecosystem serv…

Pielhop T., Popp C., Knierim D., Margaria P., Maiß E. (2022.0). Three new mycoviruses identified in the apple replant disease (ARD)-associated fungus Rugonectria rugulosa. Virus Genes, 58(5), 423-435. doi:10.1007/s11262-022-01924-6

AbstractIn this study, three new mycoviruses were identified co-infecting the apple replant disease (ARD)-associated root endophyte Rugonectria rugulosa. After dsRNA extraction, six viral fragments were visualized. Four fragments belong to a quadrivirus, which has a genome size of 17,166 bp. Each of…

Roy J., Reichel R., Brüggemann N., Rillig M. (2022.0). Functional, not Taxonomic, Composition of Soil Fungi Reestablishes to Pre-mining Initial State After 52 Years of Recultivation. Microbial Ecology, (), . doi:10.1007/s00248-022-02058-w

Abstract Open-cast mining leads to the loss of naturally developed soils and their ecosystem functions and services. Soil restoration after mining aims to restore the agricultural productivity in which the functions of the fungal community play a crucial role. Whether fungi reach a comparable functi…

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…