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Latest publications:

Chen H, Blagodatsky S, Rosinger C, Reichel R, Li B, Kumar A, Rothardt S, Brüggemann N, Kage H, Bonkowski B (2026) Combining straw amendment and nitrification inhibitor to mitigate soil N losses during cooling-warming and freeze-thaw cycles. Applied Soil Ecology 223, 107083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2026.107083

Bissinger N, Anzenberger H, von Tucher S, Reichel R, Brüggemann N, Schloter M, & Schulz S (2026) Application of high carbon amendments stabilizes soil microbial community composition and improves microbial recovery after a late spring drought during winter wheat cultivation. Biol Fertil Soils 62, 427–440 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-025-01976-4

Zhao K, Reichel R, Wissel H, Lu X, Brüggemann N (2025) High Nitrogen Retention Potential of Cellulose and Starch Applied to Four Soils Under Simulated Post-Harvest Conditions. Geoderma 461:117500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117500

New research video

"Shifts in soil microbial stoichiometry and metabolic quotient provide evidence for a critical tipping point at 1% soil organic carbon in an agricultural post-mining chronosequence", by Dr Jessica Clayton and Prof Dr Michael Bonkowski of the Terrestrial Ecology Lab at the University of Cologne:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q_A2jvS0lgQ

Cite the article

Clayton, J., Lemanski, K. & Bonkowski, M. Shifts in soil microbial stoichiometry and metabolic quotient provide evidence for a critical tipping point at 1% soil organic carbon in an agricultural post-mining chronosequence. Biol Fertil Soils 57, 435–446 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-020-01532-2