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 …
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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:
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 …
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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New study summary! Catch up on the latest #soil #microbe research from this publication by @UofG_SES researchers Mica, Eduardo, Jon, and @karidunfield
#UofG #LetsTalkSoil #scicomm
http://ow.ly/FurW50Alc0U
@SoilsAtGuelph is an outreach initiative led by several of our faculty members with the goal to combat declining #soil health in #Ontario.
They are now offering virtual tours! Check-it out and book your tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ypdxKZVdVc
@karidunfield @LauraVanEerd @UoGAgMet https://twitter.com/SoilsAtGuelph/status/1277597722174988288
Missing out on twilight tours and field days? Book a virtual event with your group to catch the latest #soilhealth research from the Soil Health Interpretive Centre (let us know if you’d like CEU credits) @UoGAgMet @UofGResearch #UofG #ontag #LetsTalkSoil
