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Dr. Conor Watson
Horticulture, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Life Sciences
Research Associate
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+49 2821 80673 225
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Kleve Campus
Marie-Curie-Straße 1, 47533 Kleve
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Location
Kleve Campus
Marie-Curie-Straße 1, 47533 Kleve
Profile
- 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.
- Schwalb, S. A., Hemkemeyer, M., Watson, C., & Wichern, F. (2021). Mycorrhiza Reduces Phosphorus Uptake from Struvite in Rye (<i>Secale cereale</i> L.) Plants. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 21(4), 3451–3460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00619-5.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Forschungspreis der HSRW (Forschung zur Insektenzucht als Teil der Kreislaufwirtschaft) (2023)