Sophie van RijsselNetherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) | NIOO-KNAW · Terrestrial Ecology
Sophie van Rijssel
Master of Science
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It is generally assumed that the dependence of conventional agriculture on artificial fertilizers and pesticides strongly impacts the environment, while organic agriculture relying more on microbial functioning may mitigate these impacts. However, it is not well known how microbial diversity and community composition change in conventionally manage...
AimsSaprophytic fungi are important agents of soil mineralization and carbon cycling. Their community structure is known to be affected by soil conditions such as organic matter and pH. However, the effect of plant species, whose roots provide the litter input into the soil, on the saprophytic fungal community is largely unknown.Methods
We examined...
Table S2 Putative identities and functions of root‐associated fungal sequences characterised by 454‐pyrosequencing
Fig. S1 Calibration curves for measuring species‐specific root abundance in root samples containing up to eight plant species.
Fig. S2 Community composition of root‐associated fungal phyla in monocultures.
Fig. S3 Diversity of the root‐associated fungal communities among plant species in monoculture.
Table S1 Primer pairs used for the quantifica...
There is consensus that plant species richness enhances plant productivity within natural grasslands, but the underlying drivers remain debated. Recently, differential accumulation of soil‐borne fungal pathogens across the plant diversity gradient has been proposed as a cause of this pattern. However, the below‐ground environment has generally been...
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i) unravel the biological, chemical and physical mechanisms underlying high yields and sustainability in organically managed soil,
ii) validate results from the Vredepeel experimental farm in farmers’ fields on major soil types, to test how transition to high-yield organic farming can be accelerated, and
iii) find predictors and indicators of successful soil transformation.
