Publications

Rosso P., Wallor E., Richter L., Wehrhan M. (2022.0). Comparison of plant proximal sensing approaches for nitrogen supply detection in crops. Agronomy Journal, 114(6), 3317-3328. doi:10.1002/agj2.21189

AbstractNondestructive proximal sensors can be an efficient source of information of N status in crops for localized and rapid adjustment of fertilization applications. The aim of this study was to compare two transmittance/reflectance‐based sensors (SPAD, ASD) and a florescence‐based sensor (Multip…

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…

Schreiber M., Bazaios E., Ströbel B., Wolf B., Ostler U., Gasche R., Schlingmann M., Kiese R., Dannenmann M. (2023.0). Impacts of slurry acidification and injection on fertilizer nitrogen fates in grassland. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 125(2), 171-186. doi:10.1007/s10705-022-10239-9

AbstractLow nitrogen (N) use efficiency of broadcast slurry application leads to nutrient losses, air and water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and—in particular in a warming climate—to soil N mining. Here we test the alternative slurry acidification and injection techniques for their mitigation…

Sommermann L., Babin D., Behr J., Chowdhury S., Sandmann M., Windisch S., Neumann G., Nesme J., Sørensen S., Schellenberg I., Rothballer M., Geistlinger J., Smalla K., Grosch R. (2022.0). Long-Term Fertilization Strategy Impacts Rhizoctonia solani–Microbe Interactions in Soil and Rhizosphere and Defense Responses in Lettuce. Microorganisms, 10(9), 1717. doi:10.3390/microorganisms10091717

The long-term effects of agricultural management such as different fertilization strategies on soil microbiota and soil suppressiveness against plant pathogens are crucial. Therefore, the suppressiveness of soils differing in fertilization history was assessed using two Rhizoctonia solani isolates a…

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…