Kari is Canada’s Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology of Agro-ecosystems and one of Canada’s premier scientists working at the intersection of microbiology, ecology and soil science.
Kari Dunfield
Projects:
The Soil Microbiome: Linking Soil Biodiversity to Soil Health and Ecosystem Services
Understanding the microbial world in the soil is key to finding sustainable agricultural practices that work to protect the environment. Using a unique approach that combines the disciplines of soil science and molecular biology, we are able to quantif …
ACTIVE
Publications:
It takes three to tango: the importance of microbes, host plant, and soil management to elucidate manipulation strategies for the plant microbiome
Riparian land-use systems impact soil microbial communities and nitrous oxide emissions in an agro-ecosystem
News:
Lasting impact: Technology helps living soils knowledge
First published in Farmtario: https://farmtario.com/crops/lasting-impact-technology-helps-living-soils-knowledge/ This article is the final instalment of a three-part series highlighting lessons learned from two …
The soil-plant-microbe dance
Micaela Tosi, Eduardo Kovalski Mitter, Jonathan Gaiero, and Kari Dunfield. 2020. It takes three to tango: the importance of microbes, host plant …
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Completely agree, and the time is NOW for this research, so farmers have a “soil health toolbox” of ag. practices that they can draw from to find what works best in their system
In my humble, albeit biased, opinion this will require significant investment in AG research to demonstrate potential #soilhealth & env. gains and mitigate risk to farmers adopting practices. https://www.agriculture.com/cargill-to-advance-regenerative-agriculture-practices-across-10-million-acres-by-2030
Looking forward to chatting about all that we can do to make the most out of the microbes in our soils.
Ground-breaking study by @ALCanadaLabs and @westernuBio linking corn productivity to microbial endophytes!
Interested in more microbiology research? Connect with @karidunfield at @outdoorfarmshow: https://uoguel.ph/cdfs20-soil
#CanJMicrobio #OntAg
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