• AgNO3 Sterilizes Grains of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) without Inhibiting Germination—A Necessary Tool for Plant–Microbiome Research 

      Munkager, Victoria; Vestergård, Mette; Primé, Anders; Altenburger, Andreas; de Visser, Eva; Johansen, Jesper Liengaard; Ekelund, Flemming (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-17)
      To understand and manipulate the interactions between plants and microorganisms, sterile seeds are a necessity. The seed microbiome (inside and surface microorganisms) is unknown for most plant species and seed-borne microorganisms can persist and transfer to the seedling and rhizosphere, thereby obscuring the effects that purposely introduced microorganisms have on plants. This necessitates that ...
    • Soil microorganisms decrease barley biomass uniformly across contrasting nitrogen availability 

      Munkager, Victoria; Altenburger, Andreas; Priemé, Anders; Bang-Andreasen, Toke; Rønn, Regin; Vestergård, Mette; Ekelund, Flemming (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-30)
      <i>Aims</i> - Microorganisms play a dichotomous role in the soil nitrogen cycle through mineralization and immobilization. We aimed to understand how nitrogen availability modifies the effect of microorganisms on plant growth. We hypothesized that soil microorganisms would increase plant biomass following amendment with a substrate rich in organic nitrogen (net mineralization), be neutral when adding ...