Engineered soil amendments
Brenda Speek
Onderzoek / focusgebied
RESEARCH GOALS
The goals of this research is to investigate the effect of different
forms of manure fertilization (slurry, digestate and composted)
and two different application methods (injection and above ground
spreading) on the grassland soil microbiome, with a particular focus
on the nitrogen cycle.
This research aims to answer the following questions:
1. What is the impact of different organic fertilizers on compostion
and diversity of the soil microbial community in grasslands.
2. How does fertilizer injection influence the soil microbial composition and diversity compared to above ground appllication?
3. Can soil and grass nitrogen content be linked to nitrogen-cycle
related gene abundance?