Publications

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…

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…

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 …

Rothardt S., Kage H. (2023.0). Model-based assessment of biomass incorporation to mitigate nitrogen losses from arable fields in Central Europe. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5(), . doi:10.3389/fagro.2023.1155187

Nitrogen (N) loss by leaching is a major concern in common crop rotations in Central Europe due to high post-harvest soil mineral N, low N uptake in autumn/winter, and percolation. This can lead to eutrophication of water bodies and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. One potential solution is to con…

Tavakoli H., Correa J., Sabetizade M., Vogel S. (2023.0). Predicting key soil properties from Vis-NIR spectra by applying dual-wavelength indices transformations and stacking machine learning approaches. Soil and Tillage Research, 229(), 105684. doi:10.1016/j.still.2023.105684

Soil visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectroscopy has been widely used for soil characterization, due to its high potential for assessing different soil properties. However, despite great successes achieved by applying the method, there is a potential for further improvement, especially regardin…

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,…

Chen H., Rosinger C., Blagodatsky S., Reichel R., Li B., Kumar A., Rothardt S., Luo J., Brüggemann N., Kage H., Bonkowski M. (2023.0). Straw amendment and nitrification inhibitor controlling N losses and immobilization in a soil cooling-warming experiment. Science of The Total Environment, 870(), 162007. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162007

It is common practice in agriculture to apply high‑carbon amendments, e.g. straw, or nitrification inhibitors (NI) to reduce soil nitrogen (N) losses. However, little is known on the combined effects of straw and NI and how seasonal soil temperature variations further affect N immobilization. We con…

Schuchardt M., Berauer B., Giejsztowt J., Heßberg A., Niu Y., Bahn M., Jentsch A. (2023.0). Drought erodes mountain plant community resistance to novel species under a warming climate. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 55(1), . doi:10.1080/15230430.2023.2174282

Warming in mountain regions is projected to occur three times faster than the global average. Recently, a small number of observational studies have reported species loss in mountain plant communities and have explored mechanisms facilitating the colonization by novel species. We monitored transloca…

Paul C., Bartkowski B., Dönmez C., Don A., Mayer S., Steffens M., Weigl S., Wiesmeier M., Wolf A., Helming K. (2023.0). Carbon farming: Are soil carbon certificates a suitable tool for climate change mitigation?. Journal of Environmental Management, 330(), 117142. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117142

Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in agricultural soils removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and contributes towards achieving carbon neutrality. For farmers, higher SOC levels have multiple benefits, including increased soil fertility and resilience against drought-related yield los…

Siebers N., Kruse J., Jia Y., Lennartz B., Koch S. (2023.0). Loss of subsurface particulate and truly dissolved phosphorus during various flow conditions along a tile drain–ditch–brook continuum. Science of The Total Environment, 866(), 161439. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161439

Subsurface losses of colloidal and truly dissolved phosphorus (P) from arable land can cause ecological damage to surface water. To gain deeper knowledge about subsurface particulate P transport from inland sources to brooks, we studied an artificially drained lowland catchment (1550 ha) in north-ea…