Publications

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…

Fernandez-Gnecco G., Covacevich F., Consolo V., Behr J., Sommermann L., Moradtalab N., Maccario L., Sørensen S., Deubel A., Schellenberg I., Geistlinger J., Neumann G., Grosch R., Smalla K., Babin D. (2022.0). Effect of Long-Term Agricultural Management on the Soil Microbiota Influenced by the Time of Soil Sampling. Frontiers in Soil Science, 2(), . doi:10.3389/fsoil.2022.837508

Application of agrochemicals and mechanization enabled increasing agricultural productivity yet caused various environmental and soil health-related problems. Agricultural practices affect soil microorganisms, which are the key players of many ecosystem processes. However, less is known about whethe…