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Life from Soil, Chapter 5
The title of this chapter is “Symbioses” which refers, to put it more precisely, only to mutualistic interactions between plants and microorganisms… Continue reading
Life from Soil, Chapter 4
In a similar way as above-ground, life below-ground is a continuous interplay of organisms eating each other. The following graphic shows some major players with roots at the basis of such food chains… Continue reading
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Tagged Agrobacteria, ameba, bacteria, ciliates, food chains, nematodes, plant roots, Soil organisms
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Life from Soil, Chapter 3
Bacteria and fungi are the main organisms involved in the decomposition of plant material… Continue reading
Posted in Life below ground
Tagged carbon dioxide, plant roots, saprotroph, Soil organisms
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Life from Soil, Chapter 2
This chapter is about the provision of organic material (containing reduced carbon) to soil organisms… Continue reading
Presentation on soil microbiology
Since it is my scientific field (in a broader view) I have invested some effort and set up a very graphical presentation featuring soil and soil microbiology… Continue reading
Root parasitizing nematodes
I have been working on root knot nematodes for a while, and here are some images featuring this interaction. Continue reading