Category Archives: Life below ground

Soil microbes in general and arbuscular mycorrhiza in particular have been my research topic for many years. In contrast to some other categories, the focus here will be on the organisms presented, not on conceptual or technical questions.

Life from Soil, Chapter 5

Posted on November 21, 2010 by tfester

The title of this chapter is “Symbioses” which refers, to put it more precisely, only to mutualistic interactions between plants and microorganisms… Continue reading →

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Life from Soil, Chapter 4

Posted on November 15, 2010 by tfester

In a similar way as above-ground, life below-ground is a continuous interplay of organisms eating each other. The following graphic shows some major players with roots at the basis of such food chains… Continue reading →

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Life from Soil, Chapter 3

Posted on November 7, 2010 by tfester

Bacteria and fungi are the main organisms involved in the decomposition of plant material… Continue reading →

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Life from Soil, Chapter 2

Posted on November 1, 2010 by tfester

This chapter is about the provision of organic material (containing reduced carbon) to soil organisms… Continue reading →

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Life from Soil, Chapter 1

Posted on October 25, 2010 by tfester

Chapter 1 of the presentation soil microbiology covers the physicochemical basis – soil itself. Continue reading →

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Presentation on soil microbiology

Posted on October 18, 2010 by tfester

Since it is my scientific field (in a broader view) I have invested some effort and set up a very graphical presentation featuring soil and soil microbiology… Continue reading →

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Root parasitizing nematodes

Posted on September 6, 2010 by tfester

I have been working on root knot nematodes for a while, and here are some images featuring this interaction. Continue reading →

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Ectomycorrhiza/ericoid mycorrhiza

Posted on August 16, 2010 by tfester

Ectomycorrhiza and ericoid mycorrhiza are further forms of interactions of plant roots and fungi, which have evolved independently and at a later time points compared to arbuscular mycorrhiza. There are still more types of such interactions, but these three forms … Continue reading →

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Arbuscular mycorrhiza

Posted on August 1, 2010 by tfester

Arbuscular mycorrhiza is a very ancient interaction dating back to the time, when the very first land plants colonized the main land… Continue reading →

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