Global Sustainable Agriculture & Environment

NEWS. The updated scientific oppinion with 21 GERMAN institutions has been published! #SoilHealth #biodiversity #Soil @zalf_leibniz Towards a comprehensive assessment of soil biodiversity in Germany status quo, challenges, policy implications soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/a…

Our annul 4 days soil health Masterclass / certification course has started today in partnership with @SoilScienceAust with participation from growers, consultants and others. Our WA farmer Stuart McAlpine is sharing his experience to bring change is farming systems

Nice to see our article 'Comparative transcriptomics uncovers poplar and fungal genetic determinants of ectomycorrhizal compatibility' in print in The Plant Journal ... many years of collaboration between many teams onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

#ICYMI Copies of the Australian Soils poster are available in our online store. The A1 poster features soil profile photos and a map indicating predominant regions for each soil type. soilscienceaustralia.org.au/member-store/ @SoilsSandy @Glenn_SoilAgro @azam_gaus @SoilsWest @SoilTech_ #GCSS2025

New @Nature paper confirming the conclusions in our nature.com/articles/s4158… @carlosguerra_pt Hotspots for soil biodiversity & services including, mychorrizal fungi, remains largely unprotected! If you are interested in the topic, do not miss our original article from 2022!

Did you know that wheat 🌾 crop can exudate natural compounds (BNIs) which can help lower GHG emissions and pollution in the water bodies Excited to share our recent article @PlantBiotechJ @wileyplantsci 🖇️ doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70… @stem_univie @CropGlobal @rhizosphere

Collection: Plants!!! Browse our collection of recent reviews and articles on how microbes influence plant health, acting positively through beneficial interactions or negatively by causing disease. cell.com/cell-host-micr…

Student Travel Grants for the GSB2026 Conference are now open‼️ Students who work on any aspect of soil biodiversity are encouraged to apply 🐛🦠🪱 Find the full call below 👇 static1.squarespace.com/static/5b9033f…

We've updated our Soil Management Training! Upcoming dates and locations for the field training module are 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (𝟭𝟳–𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿) and 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 (𝟮𝟯–𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿). For more info and to enrol, visit: soilscienceaustralia.org.au/events/registe…

A new PhD position is available in our lab to explore organic and metabolic inputs to improve farms, via our recent funded @SmartHortCentre Open for both domestic and international candidates Application deadline- 31 August, 20025. Details below westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/sc…

Review by @Ale_Raza6 et al. @rajvarshney @uwanews @MU_CCFI_Biotech @PlantBiotechJ @SEBiology @AABiologists #Genomics-assisted #breeding for designing #salinity-smart future #crops onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pb… @CropGlobal @sci_plant @Hassaan_Shehu @CeResLab_IAS @RSB_PlantSci

We (@ArindamGhatak10) are editing a #Special_Issue “#Panomics  for #climate-smart crop improvement  under combined #abiotic stresses” in 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨, @ElsevierConnect   sciencedirect.com/special-issue/… @CUT_PlantStress @ScienceCrisp @AbioticStress

Building networks, gaining a mentor & growing confidence are just a few of the benefits of the @NationalFarmer’s Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program (#DiALP). “I’d encourage others to apply, especially those with leadership aspirations,” says GRDC Northern Panel member…

New publication: #Drought has short-term effects on #soil fungal communities leading to long-term effects on #soilfunctions, by @e_hannula. #climatechange #fungi doi.org/10.1016/j.soil…

Blueprints for sustainable plant production through the utilization of crop wild relatives and their microbiomes. doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

New paper from lab @WyoWeeds @WesternSugar @IgcastTtu Herbicides Have Minimal and Variable Effects on the Structure and Function of Bacterial Communities in Agricultural Soils - Gaylord - 2025 - Environmental Microbiology - Wiley Online Library …icro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

New paper in Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment- Predicting Forage Nutritional Quality With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Alessandro Benelli et al of @unitusviterbo

Cross-kingdom comparative genomics reveal the metabolic potential of fungi for lignin turnover in deadwood | Nature Ecology & Evolution nature.com/articles/s4155…

congratulations Cesar!

Im now formally on the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) of the GSP-FAO, with other 26 experts from the planet. Very happy with this!