INPLAMINT

To elucidate the key processes relevant to nutrient-efficient agricultural biomass production, research in this project is directed towards understanding

• plant- and management-induced microbial biodiversity and activity patterns,
• the relationship of microbial activity patterns to plant species (crop sequences) and the nutrient status of the soil,
• stoichiometric nutrient demand of microorganisms and plants,
• synchrony/asynchrony and competition of plant and microbial nutrient demand,
• pathways of nutrient losses under conditions of stoichiometric imbalances,
• and short-term vs. long-term plant-soil-microbial interactive effects (seasonal variability, chronosequences and long-term field trials).