Prof. Dr. Florian Wichern

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

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Caspersen, L., Whitney, C., van Middelaar, C., Weijma, J., Wichern, F., & van der Wiel, B. Z. (2024). Participatory modelling of scenarios to restore nitrogen cycles in a nutrient-saturated area. The Science of the Total Environment, 919, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170335.
Hemkemeyer, M., Schwalb, S. A., Berendonk, C., Geisen, S., Heinze, S., Joergensen, R. G., Li, R., Loevenich, P., Xiong, W., & Wichern, F. (2024). Potato yield and quality are linked to cover crop and soil microbiome, respectively. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 60(4), 525–545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-024-01813-0.
Joergensen, R. G., Hemkemeyer, M., Beule, L., Iskakova, J., Oskonbaeva, Z., Rummel, P., Schwalb, S. A., & Wichern, F. (2024). A hitchhiker’s guide: estimates of microbial biomass and microbial gene abundance in soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 60(4), 457–470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-024-01810-3.
Minarsch, E.-M. L., Schierning, P., Wichern, F., Gattinger, A., & Weckenbrock, P. (2024). Transect sampling for soil organic carbon monitoring in temperate alley cropping systems - A review and standardized guideline. Geoderma Regional, 36, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00757.
Spiller, M., Vingerhoets, R., Vlaeminck, S., Wichern, F., & Papangelou, A. (2024). Beyond circularity! Integration of circularity, efficiency, and sufficiency for nutrient management in agri-food systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 129(), 287–297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-024-10339-8.
Schwalb, S. A., Hemkemeyer, M., Christensen, B. T., Heinze, S., Oliva, R. L., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2024). Disentangling the effects of mineral fertiliser N, P and K on microbial biomass, necromass and ionome in soil from the Askov long-term field experiment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 195, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109449.
Wu, T., Wichern, F., Wiesmeier, M., Buegger, F., Shi, L., Dippold, M. A., Hoeschen, C., & Mueller, C. W. (2024). Organic carbon loading of soils determines the fate of added fresh plant-derived organic matter. Geoderma, 443, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116816.
Watson, C., Leal, H., & Wichern, F. (2024). Urease inhibition stimulates fungal degradation of chitin in frass‐amended soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 188(1), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202300349.
Keiblinger, K., Wichern, F., & Cong, W.-F. (2023). Interplay between living or dead plant carbon input and soil organic matter - key drivers and agricultural management for soil carbon sequestration. Plant and Soil, 488(1-2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06149-6.
Oskonbaeva, Z., Maitykov, T., Schwalb, S. A., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2023). No Evidence of an Elevation Effect Caused by Temperature Differences on Soil Microbial Properties in a Walnut Fruit Forest in Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 23(2), 2662–2672. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01222-6.
Schwalb, S. A., Khan, K. S., Hemkemeyer, M., Heinze, S., Oskonbaeva, Z., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2023). Chloroform-labile trace elements in soil via fumigation-extraction: Steps towards the soil microbial ionome beyond C:N:P. European Journal of Soil Science, 74(2), e13356–e13356. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13356.
Schwalb, S. A., Li, S., Hemkemeyer, M., Heinze, S., Joergensen, R. G., Mayer, J., Mader, P., & Wichern, F. (2023). Long-term differences in fertilisation type change the bacteria:archaea: fungi ratios and reveal a heterogeneous response of the soil microbial ionome in a Haplic Luvisol. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 177, 108892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108892.
van der Wiel, B. Z., Neuberger, S., Darr, D., & Wichern, F. (2023). Challenges and opportunities for nutrient circularity: an innovation platform approach. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 0. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-023-10285-x.
Franceschini, M., Becker, R., Wichern, F., & Kooistra, L. (2022). Quantification of Grassland Biomass and Nitrogen Content through UAV Hyperspectral Imagery-Active Sample Selection for Model Transfer. Drones, 6(3), 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6030073.
Hetjens, B. T., Tewes, T., Platte, F., & Wichern, F. (2022). The application of Raman spectroscopy in identifying Metarhizium brunneum, Metarhizium pemphigi and Beauveria bassiana. Biocontrol science and technology, 32(3), 329–340. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2021.2007851.
Paschen, B., Wrage-Moennig, N., Fritz, C., & Wichern, F. (2022). Ability of cereal species for nitrogen uptake from cover crop rhizodeposits is not related to domestication level. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 185(5), 589–602. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202200172.
Hemkemeyer, M., Schwalb, S. A., Heinze, S., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2021). Functions of elements in soil microorganisms. Microbiological Research, 252, 126832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2021.126832.
Hupe, A., Naether, F., Haase, T., Bruns, C., Heß, J., Dyckmans, J., Wichern, F., & Joergensen, R. G. (2021). Evidence of considerable C and N transfer from peas to cereals via direct root contact but not via mycorrhiza. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 11424. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90436-8.
Heinze, S., Hemkemeyer, M., Schwalb, S. A., Khan, K. S., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2021). Microbial Biomass Sulphur-An Important Yet Understudied Pool in Soil. Agronomy, 11(8), 1606. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11081606.
Meisen, S. A., Smanalieva, J., Oskonbaeva, Z., Iskakova, J., Darr, D., & Wichern, F. (2021). Intraspecific variability overlays abiotic site effects on some quality parameters of walnut (Juglans regiaL.) fruits from Kyrgyzstan. European Food Research & Technology, 247(2), 363–373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-020-03628-3.
Rummel, P., Beule, L., Hemkemeyer, M., Schwalb, S. A., & Wichern, F. (2021). Black Soldier Fly Diet Impacts Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Frass Applied as Fertilizer. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, 709993. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.709993.
Smanalieva, J., Iskakova, J., Oskonbaeva, Z., Wichern, F., & Darr, D. (2021). Correction to: Investigation of nutritional characteristics and free radical scavenging activity of wild apple, pear, rosehip, and barberry from the walnut-fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan. European Food Research & Technology, 247(8), 2125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-021-03799-7.
Schages, L., Wichern, F., Geisen, S., Kalscheuer, R., & Bockmühl, D. (2021). Distinct Resistomes and Microbial Communities of Soils, Wastewater Treatment Plants and Households Suggest Development of Antibiotic Resistances Due to Distinct Environmental Conditions in Each Environment. Antibiotics, 10(5), 514. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10050514.
Schwalb, S. A., Hemkemeyer, M., Watson, C., & Wichern, F. (2021). Mycorrhiza Reduces Phosphorus Uptake from Struvite in Rye (Secale cereale L.) Plants. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 21(4), 3451–3460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00619-5.
Stotter, M., Wichern, F., Pude, R., & Hamer, M. (2021). Nitrogen Immobilisation and Microbial Biomass Build-Up Induced by Miscanthus x giganteus L. Based Fertilisers. Agronomy, 11(7), 1386. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11071386.
Stotter, M., Wichern, F., Pude, R., & Hamer, M. (2021). Utilisation of Miscanthus x giganteus L. Based C-Rich Fertilisers for N Immobilisation and Microbial Biomass Build-Up in a Crop Rotation. Agronomy, 11(12), 2390. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11122390.
van der Wiel, B. Z., Weijma, J., van Middelaar, C. E., Kleinke, M., Buisman, C. J. N., & Wichern, F. (2021). Restoring nutrient circularity in a nutrient-saturated area in Germany requires systemic change. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 121(2-3), 209–226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-021-10172-3.
Watson, C., Preißing, A., & Wichern, F. (2021). Plant Nitrogen Uptake From Insect Frass Is Affected by the Nitrification Rate as Revealed by Urease and Nitrification Inhibitors. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, 721840. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.721840.
Watson, C., Schlösser, C., Vögerl, J., & Wichern, F. (2021). Excellent excrement? Frass impacts on a soil’s microbial community, processes and metal bioavailability. Applied Soil Ecology, 168, 104110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104110.
Watson, C., Schlosser, C., Vögerl, J., & Wichern, F. (2021). Hydrochar, digestate, and process water impacts on a soil’s microbial community, processes, and metal bioavailability. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 85(3), 717–731. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20239.
Blöcker, L., Watson, C., & Wichern, F. (2020). Living in the plastic age - Different short-term microbial response to microplastics addition to arable soils with contrasting soil organic matter content and farm management legacy. Environmental Pollution, 267, 115468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115468.
Smanalieva, J., Iskakova, J., Oskonbaeva, Z., Wichern, F., & Darr, D. (2020). Investigation of nutritional characteristics and free radical scavenging activity of wild apple, pear, rosehip, and barberry from the walnut-fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan. European Food Research & Technology, 246(5), 1095–1104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-020-03476-1.
Schages, L., Lucassen, R., Wichern, F., Kalscheuer, R., & Bockmühl, D. (2020). The Household Resistome: Frequency of β-Lactamases, Class 1 Integrons, and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Domestic Environment and Their Reduction during Automated Dishwashing and Laundering. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86(23). https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02062-20.
Schages, L., Wichern, F., Kalscheuer, R., & Bockmühl, D. (2020). Winter is coming - Impact of temperature on the variation of beta-lactamase and mcr genes in a wastewater treatment plant. The Science of the Total Environment, 712, 136499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136499.
van der Wiel, B. Z., Weijma, J., van Middelaar, C. E., Kleinke, M., Buisman, C. J. N., & Wichern, F. (2020). Restoring nutrient circularity: A review of nutrient stock and flow analyses of local agro-food-waste systems. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 160, 104901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104901.
Wichern, F., Islam, M. R., Hemkemeyer, M., Watson, C., & Joergensen, R. G. (2020). Organic Amendments Alleviate Salinity Effects on Soil Microorganisms and Mineralisation Processes in Aerobic and Anaerobic Paddy Rice Soils. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4, 30. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00030.
Watson, C., Clemens, J., & Wichern, F. (2020). Hazenite: a new secondary phosphorus, potassium and magnesium fertiliser. Plant, Soil and Environment, 66(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.17221/492/2019-pse.
Hupe, A., Schulz, H., Brüns, C., Haase, T., Hess, J., Dyckmans, J., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2019). Get on your boots: estimating root biomass and rhizodeposition of peas under field conditions reveals the necessity of field experiments. Plant and Soil, 443(), 449–462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04238-z.
Smanalieva, J., Iskakova, J., Oskonbaeva, Z., Wichern, F., & Darr, D. (2019). Determination of physicochemical parameters, phenolic content, and antioxidant capacity of wild cherry plum (Prunus divaricata Ledeb.) from the walnut-fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan. European Food Research & Technology, 245(10), 2293–2301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-019-03335-8.
Watson, C., Clemens, J., & Wichern, F. (2019). Plant availability of magnesium and phosphorus from struvite with concurrent nitrification inhibitor application. Soil Use and Management, 35(4), 675–682. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12527.
Hupe, A., Schulz, H., Brüns, C., Haase, T., Hess, J., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2018). Even flow? Changes of carbon and nitrogen release from pea roots over time. Plant and Soil, 431(), 143–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3753-z.
Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2018). Alive and kicking: Why dormant soil microorganisms matter. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 116, 419–430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.10.022.
Zandt, D., Fritz, C., & Wichern, F. (2018). In the land of plenty: catch crops trigger nitrogen uptake by soil microorganisms. Plant and Soil, 423, 549–562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3540-2.
Kanders, M. J., Berendonk, C., Fritz, C., Watson, C., & Wichern, F. (2017). Catch crops store more nitrogen below-ground when considering Rhizodeposits. Plant and Soil, 417(1-2), 287–299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3259-0.
Knoblauch, C., Watson, C., Becker, R., Berendonk, C., & Wichern, F. (2017). Change of ergosterol content after inorganic N fertilizer application does not affect short-term C and N mineralization patterns in a grassland soil. Applied Soil Ecology, 111, 57–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.11.016.
Knoblauch, C., Watson, C., Berendonk, C., Becker, R., Wrage-Mönnig, N., & Wichern, F. (2017). Relationship between Remote Sensing Data, Plant Biomass and Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in Intensively Managed Grasslands under Controlled Conditions. Sensors, 17(7), 1483. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17071483.
Vihotogbe, R., Watson, C., Kakai, R. G., Wichern, F., SINSIN, B., & Gebauer, J. (2017). Effects of salinity on seedling emergence and early seedling growth of Irvingia gabonensis (Irvingiaceae). Seed Science and Technology, 45(2), 282–295. https://doi.org/10.15258/sst.2017.45.2.16.
Watson, C., Bahadur, K., Briess, L., Dussling, M., Koehler, F., Weinsheimer, S., & Wichern, F. (2017). Mitigating Negative Microbial Effects of p-Nitrophenol, Phenol, Copper and Cadmium in a Sandy Loam Soil Using Biochar. Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 228(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3243-6.
Gebauer, J., Adam, Y. O., Sanchez, A. C., Darr, D., Eltahir, M., Fadl, K. E. M., Fernsebner, G., Frei, M., Habte, T.-Y., Hammer, K., Hunsche, M., Johnson, H., Kordofani, M., Krawinkel, M., KUGLER, F., Luedeling, E., Mahmoud, T. E., Maina, A., Mithoefer, D., et al. (2016). Africa’s wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya: a review. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 63(3), 377–399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-015-0360-1.
Hupe, A., Schulz, H., Brüns, C., Joergensen, R. G., & Wichern, F. (2016). Digging in the dirt - Inadequacy of belowground plant biomass quantification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 96, 137–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.01.014.
Iqbal, M. T., Joergensen, R. G., Knoblauch, C., Lucassen, R., Singh, Y., Watson, C., & Wichern, F. (2016). Rice straw addition does not substantially alter microbial properties under hypersaline soil conditions. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 52(6), 867–877. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-016-1126-4.
Watson, C., Singh, Y., Iqbal, T., Knoblauch, C., Simon, P., & Wichern, F. (2016). Short-term effects of polyacrylamide and dicyandiamide on C and N mineralization in a sandy loam soil. Soil Use and Management, 32(1), 127–136. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12237.
Eck, T., Potthoff, M., Dyckmans, J., Wichern, F., & Joergensen, R. G. (2015). Priming effects of Aporrectodea caliginosa on young rhizodeposits and old soil organic matter following wheat straw addition. European Journal of Soil Biology, 70, 38–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.07.002.
Gebauer, J., Assem, A., Busch, E., Hardtmann, S., Moeckel, D., Krebs, F., Ziegler, T., Wichern, F., Wiehle, M., & Kehlenbeck, K. (2014). Der Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.): Wildobst aus Afrika für Deutschland und Europa?! Erwerbsobstbau, 56(1), 9–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-013-0197-8.
Zareitalabad, P., Siemens, J., Wichern, F., Amelung, W., & Joergensen, R. G. (2013). Dose-dependent reactions of Aporrectodea caliginosa to perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in soil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 95(1), 39–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.012.
Wichern, F., Andreeva, D., Joergensen, R. G., & Kuzyakov, Y. (2011). Stem labeling results in different patterns of C rhizorespiration and N distribution in plants compared to natural assimilation pathways. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174(5), 732–741. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201000206.

09/10/2024 - 31/12/2024 | DFG Gastaufenthalt Hr. Dr. Olou (2024) | Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - DFG | Go to project
01/06/2024 - 30/08/2027 | Soil Health Monitoring System | Funder: BR Münster | Go to project
01/09/2023 - 31/08/2026 | AGROPOLE 2 - Arbeitspaket Benefrass - benefits of frass as novel fertiliser | Funder: BR Münster | Go to project
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2027 | Transformation der Region Niederrhein - Innovation, Nachhaltigkeit, Teilhabe | Funder: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt - BMFTR | Go to project
01/12/2020 - 30/06/2021 | digiRAP - Digitalisierung in Regenerativer Agroforstwirtschaft und Permakultur | Funder: LANUV NRW | Go to project
01/07/2019 - 31/12/2023 | Entwicklung von innovativen Formulierungsverfahren mit Nutzpilzen als neuartige Pflanzenstärkungsmittel für die Kartoffelfruchtfolge | Funder: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - BMBF, Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co. KG | Go to project
01/03/2019 - 31/10/2022 | Förderung eines effizienten Zwischenfruchtanbaus zur Verbessung des Klima-, Wasser- und Bodenschutzes in der Landwirtschaft (EffiZwisch 2.0) | Funder: LANUV NRW | Go to project
01/06/2018 - 28/02/2019 | Erstellung eines integriertes Modells zur Vorhersage des Stickstoffbedarfes von intensivem Grünland zur Optimierung der Düngung und Reduzierung von Stickstoffverlusten | Funder: LANUV NRW | Go to project
01/07/2017 - 31/12/2020 | Elementzusammensetzung von Bodenmikroorganismen und ihre Bedeutung als Indikator zur Bodenfruchtbarkeitsbewertung, sowie für die Kohlenstoff- und Stickstoffspeicherung von Böden | Funder: Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen - MKW | Go to project
01/07/2016 - 31/12/2020 | Food.pro.tec.ts - Arbeitspaket Wichern | Funder: BR Münster | Go to project

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