Ongoing Projects
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Argelander-Grant
The role of benzoxazinoids in maize/faba bean intercropping
Martin Siedt
Earth, evolution at the dry limit - Eat, sleep or die? Microbial activity, survival strategies and preservation in hyperarid deserts
Stefanie Velte, Anna Hakobyan, Claudia Knief
GIF
The surprising roles of atmospheric aerosols: supporting microbial life on plant leaf surfaces
Timo Sommer, Claudia Knief
Spatiotemporal plasticity of carbon allocation and rhizodeposition in the maize root system and its impact on the rhizosphere microbiome
Claudia Knief
DFG – Grant
Methane dynamics of kettle holes in a postglacial agricultural landscape – Microbial ecology and biogeochemistry
Lisa Kastenholz, Claudia Knief, (Katharina Frindte)
DFG – Grant
Response of soil microbial communities to long-term variability of near-ground temperature and soil moisture in a heterogeneous arctic-alpine system
Madlene Reiser, Claudia Knief, (Katharina Frindte)
Completed Projects
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DFG - EXC 2070 1. Phase
Phenorob - Soil-rhizosphere-plant interaction in root system sensing
Anna Wendel, Claudia Knief
Earth, Evolution at the dry limit - Microbial life under hyperarid conditions
Stefanie Velte, Anna Hakobyan, Claudia Knief
MAD Soil - Impact of soil microaggregate characteristics on microbial colonization patterns
Tongyan Yao, Claudia Knief
Visualization and quantification of spatiotemporally resolved carbon allocation within the root system and rhizosphere microbiota of maize
Sina Schultes, Claudia Knief
Bayer Crop Science
Responses of apple plants (Malus x domestica) and their associated microbiota to pathogen infection and pest management strategies
Max Becker, Claudia Knief
Earth, Evolution at the dry limit – Distribution and activity of microorganisms in the Atacama Desert
Wiebke Sickel, Claudia Knief
MAD Soil – The importance of soil microaggregates as habitat for microorganisms and their metabolic activity, and the role of microorganisms in aggregate formation and stabilization
Danh Biesgen, Claudia Knief
ICON - Effect of crop rotation and rice straw mulching on microbial communities involved in carbon conversion processes
Sarah Maarastawi, Katharina Frindte, Claudia Knief