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  1. Kay Moisan wins Hugo de Vries Award

    News
    16/04/2021 Kay Moisan has won the 2020 Hugo de Vries Award, for her PhD thesis on odours released by soil fungi and their effects on plants.
    Key Moisan met de Hugo de Vries Prijs

  2. Plant roots grow towards soil fungi

    News
    16/10/2020 Plant roots not only release odours themselves, but also appear to react to odours released by beneficial and harmful fungi in the soil. In her PhD research at NIOO, Kay Moisan found that this 'sense of smell' has a positive effect on the eventual health of the plant.
    Brassica rapa

  3. Elly Morriën and Emilia Hannula awarded Teylers Foundation gold medal

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    Emilia Hannula and Elly Morriën have been awarded the Teylers Foundation’s gold medal at a ceremony in Haarlem. The two soil researchers - who both did their PhD research at NIOO - won an essay competition set by the foundation.
    Gouden prijspenning Teylers Stichting

  4. Teabags and temperature data

    Blog
    Yesterday I digged out the teabags that have been buried in the ground (under the snow as well!) for 3 months to measure decomposition rates in a standardised way.
    Tubs with soil and fungi covered with snow

  5. The taste of soil fungi

    Blog
    This summer I grew potato plants in my experimental containers. Potato plants are famous for producing potatoes and at the end of the summer I was left with kilos of them.
    Potatoes being weighed

  6. Potatoes are ready!

    Blog
    I set-up the main mesocosm experiment in the containers using sterile soil as background and 4 donor soils with varying levels and traits of fungi.
    Hannula in a field with cows

  7. Looking for student(s) to work with me!

    Blog
    Research is always team work and thus, I am looking for more members to join our team!
    Emilia and her colleagues working in the field

  8. Life as an academic researcher

    Blog
    Just realized I have not posted in a while and that I will be away this week as well. Things have not been standing still here and in past few weeks a lot has happened.
    Emilia sitting at a table with a laptop, listening in a meeting

  9. (Still) searching for the best soil in the Netherlands – search expanded to be Europe-wide

    Blog
    I described my ideal soil and launched the search for the best soils in the Netherlands. I’ve got quite some good nominations so far.
    Hannula's child running in the woods in Finland

  10. Searching for the best soil in the Netherlands

    Blog
    What is a good soil? What is a healthy soil? People in different fields would answer very differently.
    Soil sampling