My research focuses on soil organic matter and soil health. Soil organic matter is widely recognized as an integral part of sustainable agriculture, soil health and ecosystem resilience. It is critical for soil function, providing a source of nutrients, substrates and energy for the microbial population. My research program is one which examines land use and ecosystem influences on soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics and their relationship with soil fertility and carbon cycling in both the lab and field settings. I believe very strongly in the need to translate innovative research into practice. I am eager to take on graduate students and form a core, collaborative research team.


Adam Gillespie
Projects:
Quantifying Structural Stability of Agricultural Soils in Ontario
Soil compaction and surface crusting degrade soil structure, reducing aeration and root penetration, and ultimately impacting crop performance. With the trend towards larger farms, more massive equipment and increasing unpredictability of climate, the …
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Publications:
Soil organic carbon content: Decreases partly attributed to dilution by increased depth of cultivation in southern Ontario
Researchers analyzed soil organic carbon contents and depths of Ap horizons (i.e., cultivated topsoil) from Ontario soil survey reports from 1950 to 2019.
Soil organic matter as catalyst of crop resource capture
News:
Updating our understanding of the soil organic matter-crop yield connection
Alison King, Genevieve Ali, Adam Gillespie, Claudia Wagner-Riddle. 2020. Soil organic matter as catalyst of crop resource capture. Frontiers in …
Making headlines!
Our soil scientists have been in the news lately! Find out what they’re up to in the articles listed below: …
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Midwest Cover Crops Council Conference coming up, hosted by Guelph, great meeting!
The countdown is on to #MCCC21, Feb 23-25!
Don’t miss our keynote conversation “When More Isn’t Better: Balancing Efficiency & Resilience In #Agriculture” with @MelLuymes and @RogerLMartin – the world’s #1 management thinker!
#ontag #CoverCrops #UofG
https://soilsatguelph.ca/midwest-cover-crops-council-conference-returning-to-ontario/
New work led by @shree_sharma demonstrating how we take advantage of the @USDA_NRCS_NSSC MIR spectral library to make predicts on soils scanned at @WoodwellClimate lab #NIFAImpacts
https://www.mdpi.com/901274 via @MDPIOpenAccess