Publications

Beule, L.; Vaupel, A.; Moran-Rodas, V.E. Abundance, Diversity, and Function of Soil Microorganisms in Temperate Alley-Cropping Agroforestry Systems: A Review. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 616. (2022.0). Abundance, Diversity, and Function of Soil Microorganisms in Temperate Alley-Cropping Agroforestry Systems: A Review. Special Issue Plant and Soil-Associated Microbial Communities in Forest and Agricultural Ecosystems 2.0, (), . doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10030616

Modern temperate alley-cropping systems combine rows of trees with rows of crops (agroforestry), which allows for diverse interspecific interactions such as the complementary and competitive use of resources. The complementary use of resources between trees and crops is considered the main advantage…

Leenen M., Pätzold S., Tóth G., Welp G. (2022.0). A LUCAS‐based mid‐infrared soil spectral library: Its usefulness for soil survey and precision agriculture. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, (), . doi:10.1002/jpln.202100031

Background Mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) is commonly recognized as a rapid and high throughput measurement technology for numerous soil properties, given that appropriate prediction models are calibrated. Soil spectral libraries (SSL) may reduce effort and costs for MIRS practical application. Ai…

Nguyen T., Langensiepen M., Hueging H., Gaiser T., Seidel S., Ewert F. (2022.0). Expansion and evaluation of two coupled root–shoot models in simulating CO ₂ and H ₂ O fluxes and growth of maize. Vadose Zone Journal, (), . doi:10.1002/vzj2.20181

Leaf water pressure head (Ψleaf) and more specifically its critical thresholds (Ψthreshold) characterize stomatal control of transpiration, particularly for C4 plants, but this physiological process has rarely been integrated into dynamic crop models at the field scale. We further extended two coupl…

Luo J., Beule L., Shao G., Veldkamp E., Corre M. (2022.0). Reduced Soil Gross N ₂ O Emission Driven by Substrates Rather Than Denitrification Gene Abundance in Cropland Agroforestry and Monoculture. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127(3), . doi:10.1029/2021jg006629

Conversion of monoculture to agroforestry (integrating trees with crops) is promoted as a promising management in reducing N2O emissions from croplands. How agroforestry influences gross N2O emission (N2O + N2 from N2O reduction) and uptake (N2O reduced to N2) compared to monoculture is unknown. We …

Reichel R., Kamau C., Kumar A., Li Z., Radl V., Temperton V., Schloter M., Brüggemann N. (2022.0). Spring barley performance benefits from simultaneous shallow straw incorporation and top dressing as revealed by rhizotrons with resealable sampling ports. Biology and Fertility of Soils, (), . doi:10.1007/s00374-022-01624-1

Abstract Plant residues with larger carbon (C) to nitrogen (N) ratios can stimulate microbial growth and thereby protect soil nutrients from leaching. In poorly fertilized soil, excessive immobilization may limit nutrient availability and thus plant growth. Little is known about the impact of a shal…

Schroeder R., Fleige H., Hoffmann C., Vogel H., Horn R. (2022.0). Mechanical Soil Database—Part I: Impact of Bulk Density and Organic Matter on Precompression Stress and Consequences for Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10(), . doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.793625

The mechanical strength of agricultural soils depends on many soil properties and functions. The database, “soil strength and consequences for sustainable land use and soil management SOILMECHDAT-Kiel”, originates from the “Horn Research Group” includes analyses of undisturbed soil samples taken fro…

Khare D., Selzner T., Leitner D., Vanderborght J., Vereecken H., Schnepf A. (2022.0). Root System Scale Models Significantly Overestimate Root Water Uptake at Drying Soil Conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13(), . doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.798741

Soil hydraulic conductivity (ksoil) drops significantly in dry soils, resulting in steep soil water potential gradients (ψs) near plant roots during water uptake. Coarse soil grid resolutions in root system scale (RSS) models of root water uptake (RWU) generally do not spatially resolve this gradien…

Rosinger C., Clayton J., Baron K., Bonkowski M. (2022.0). Soil freezing-thawing induces immediate shifts in microbial and resource stoichiometry in Luvisol soils along a postmining agricultural chronosequence in Western Germany. Geoderma, 408(), 115596. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115596

Freeze-thaw (FT) events exert a great physiological stress on soil microorganisms and hence impact biogeochemical processes in soils. As numerous environmental factors affect microbial and chemical responses to FT, a better understanding of the leverage factors that regulate the responses to FT even…

Kanfra X., Wrede A., Moll J., Heuer H. (2022.0). Nematode–Microbe Complexes in Soils Replanted with Apple. Microorganisms, 10(1), 157. doi:10.3390/microorganisms10010157

Apple replant disease is a severe problem in orchards and tree nurseries. Evidence for the involvement of a nematode–microbe disease complex was reported. To search for this complex, plots with a history of apple replanting, and control plots cultivated for the first time with apple were sampled in …

Flachowsky, H., Mahnkopp-Dirks, F., Hardeweg, B., Winkelmann, T. (2022.0). Bodenmüdigkeit überwinden - Mit einem Integrierten Ansatz auf der Suche nach Lösungen. Besseres Obst, 6(), https://www.besseres-obst.at/fachartikel/produktion/2022/bodenmuedigkeit-ueberwinden.html.