Projects and research
Our projects follow water, carbon and nutrients from the rhizosphere to the field – from root mucilage and mycorrhizal hyphae to land use, pollinators and grassland restoration.
Current projects
Current · Horizon Europe
ProPollSoil
Understanding and managing soil health impacts to protect soil-dependent pollinators
Current · DFG
Profiling Water & Carbon Flux in Plants
Mechanistic link between carbon and water fluxes in the plant–soil system
Current · BMBF
Rhizo Water Flux
Rhizosphere traits affecting water uptake across soils, temperatures and genotypes
Current
Restoring Degraded Tropical Grasslands
Identifying restoration pathways for degraded rangelands in Kenya
International collaborations
Completed projects
Completed · DFG
Mucilage & Water and Nutrient Flux
Mucilage as a root trait facilitating access to soil resources under drying
Completed
Mycorrhizal Water Flux
Functional persistence of AMF water transport to plants during soil drying
