Droevendaalsesteeg 10
6708 PB Wageningen
The Netherlands
About
The goal of my project is to understand the ecological mechanisms through which beneficial microbes and microbial communities contribute to soil structure, support nutrient cycling and plant health.
Biography
This study investigated whether microbial inoculation into nutrient-poor soil like synthetic Mars simulant soil and sand promotes soil aggregation and how aggregation dynamics vary depending on the various inoculated sources with different microbial communities and the microbial taxa that successfully colonize the substrate. The project integrates multiple disciplines, including microbial ecology, molecular biology, soil chemistry, and geoscience, with the aim of understanding the ecological roles and mechanisms of microorganisms in soil structure and plant health.
Research groups
CV
Employment
Present
Researcher - PE&RC Collaboration Call 2024 (personal grant)
Education
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2019–PresentPhD Candidate at NIOO-KNAW
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2015–2018MSc phytopathology at Hainan University
Projects & collaborations
Projects
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The role of beneficial microbe in soil aggregation
The aim of this project is to determine the ecological relationship between bacteria and soil aggregates. We inoculate individual beneficial bacteria and different microbial communities from different natural soils in simulated Mars soil, attempting to explain their improvement in soil aggregate stability by bacterial exudates (EPS), necromass and microbial functional traits.