Publications

Rillig M., Aguilar‐Trigueros C., Anderson I., Antonovics J., Ballhausen M., Bergmann J., Bielcik M., Chaudhary V., Deveautour C., Grünfeld L., Hempel S., Lakovic M., Lammel D., Lehmann A., Lehmann J., Leifheit E., Liang Y., Li E., Lozano Y., Manntschke A., Mansour I., Oviatt P., Pinek L., Powell J.,… (2020.0). Myristate and the ecology of AM fungi: significance, opportunities, applications and challenges. New Phytologist, 227(6), 1610-1614. doi:10.1111/nph.16527

A recent study by Sugiura and coworkers reported the non-symbiotic growth and spore production of an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus, Rhizophagus irregularis, when the fungus received an external supply of certain fatty acids, myristates (C:14). This discovery follows the insight that AM fungi re…

Wei J., Reichel R., Islam M., Wissel H., Amelung W., Brüggemann N. (2020.0). Chemical Composition of High Organic Carbon Soil Amendments Affects Fertilizer-Derived N2O Emission and Nitrogen Immobilization in an Oxic Sandy Loam. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8(), . doi:10.3389/fenvs.2020.00015

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emission is a negative side effect of modern agriculture and a serious issue for global climate change. The combined application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer and high organic carbon soil amendments (HCA) has been regarded as an alternative to promote fertilizer-related N immobiliza…

Wei J., Ibraim E., Brüggemann N., Vereecken H., Mohn J. (2019.0). First real-time isotopic characterisation of N2O from chemodenitrification. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 267(), 17-32. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2019.09.018

Chemodenitrification can be a substantial abiotic source of nitrous oxide (N2O) in soil. The isotopic signature of N2O from this process could support source partitioning, but it is currently unknown in sufficient detail. In this study, we determined the isotopic composition of N2O, produced by the …

The PLOS ONE Staff (2020.0). Correction: Conversion of monoculture cropland and open grassland to agroforestry alters the abundance of soil bacteria, fungi and soil-N-cycling genes. PLOS ONE, 14(7), e0220713. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220713

Lemanski K., Armbruster M., Bonkowski M. (2019.0). Linking soil microbial nutrient limitation to fertilizer regime and sugar beet yield. Plant and Soil, 441(1-2), 253-259. doi:10.1007/s11104-019-04114-w

Aim Depending on the availability and stoichiometry of nutrients in soil, microbes and plants can compete for the same resources. In this study we aimed to test how microbial nutrient limitation in agricultural systems can be linked to fertilizer regimes and sugar beet yield. Methods We measured the…

Rillig M., Lehmann A. (2019.0). Exploring the agricultural parameter space for crop yield and sustainability. New Phytologist, 223(2), 517-519. doi:10.1111/nph.15744

Rillig M., Aguilar‐Trigueros C., Camenzind T., Cavagnaro T., Degrune F., Hohmann P., Lammel D., Mansour I., Roy J., Heijden M., Yang G. (2019.0). Why farmers should manage the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist, 222(3), 1171-1175. doi:10.1111/nph.15602

Zhang S., Lehmann A., Zheng W., You Z., Rillig M. (2019.0). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase grain yields: a meta‐analysis. New Phytologist, 222(1), 543-555. doi:10.1111/nph.15570

Increasing grain yields of food cereal crops is a major goal in future sustainable agriculture. We quantitatively analyzed the potential role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in enhancing grain yields of seven cereal crops with exceptional importance for human nutrition across the globe: corn, w…

van Duijnen R., Roy J., Härdtle W., Temperton V. (2018.0). Precrop Functional Group Identity Affects Yield of Winter Barley but Less so High Carbon Amendments in a Mesocosm Experiment. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9(), . doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00912

Reichel R., Wei J., Islam M., Schmid C., Wissel H., Schröder P., Schloter M., Brüggemann N. (2018.0). Potential of Wheat Straw, Spruce Sawdust, and Lignin as High Organic Carbon Soil Amendments to Improve Agricultural Nitrogen Retention Capacity: An Incubation Study. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9(), . doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00900