@benscharmin.bsky.social
Tree ecophysiologist, soil-root interactions, a fine root researcher TUM Soil Biophysics: https://www.lss.ls.tum.de/sbe/get-to-know-us/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Benjamin-Hafner
Mature #oak acts as hidden irrigation system for the understory: #hydraulicredistribution of deep soil water can cover about one third of oak seedlings’ daily #transpiration. This benefit extends not only to oak regeneration but also to co-occurring shallow-rooted species. doi.org/10.3389/ffgc...
22.01.2026 08:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Final reminder: Abstracts for our @egubg.bsky.social session @egu.eu on #rootexudates are due Jan 15th!
12.01.2026 11:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Calling all #rootexudate researchers — reminder!
Our @egubg.bsky.social #EGU26 session includes a keynote by Eva Oburger (BOKU Vienna) on #rootexudation, #rhizosphere biogeochemistry & #root–microbe interactions.
Abstract deadline: 15 Jan!
Calling all #rootexudate enthusiasts!
Join our @egubg.bsky.social session (with Taryn Bauerle, @melaniebrunn.bsky.social, Maire Holz & Sami Ullah) at the @egu.eu 2026 General Assembly on exudate composition, function & persistence.
Submit by 15 Jan meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
🐝 PhD Opportunity @tum.de
Explore how soil health & structure shape habitats for ground-nesting pollinators in the Horizon Europe project ProPollSoil.
Join our interdisciplinary team in Soil Biophysics & Environmental Systems 🌿
🔗 Details: www.lss.ls.tum.de/sbe/offered-...
The courtyard of the workshop venue, with a sign pointing us to the right room for the workshop "The C we do not see: Root exudation methods, physiology, nutrient dynamics, and modelling"
The organising committee with from left to right Maire, Eva, Franciska, Rich, Ina, and Johanna
A white board with multiple yellow, orange and green post with various definitions of root exudation and rhizodeposition
A group photo of all participants in front of a large graffiti mural
On the train back after a very inspiring workshop on root exudation in Berlin, funded by @newphyt.bsky.social
What is it, is it important, where should we be in 10 years time, and how do we get there? Stay tuned for the answers!
New paper on #drought_legacy lead by @kyo-hikino.bsky.social showing that slow recovery of leaf area in mature #spruce following a long-term #drought alleviated physiological #stress during recurrent drought: doi.org/10.1111/plb....
16.05.2025 14:15 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
🌳Published🌳
#Tree #mycorrhizal associations regulate relationships between #plant & microbial communities & #soil organic C stocks at local scales in a temperate #forest
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📢New Paper - Smart roots! Plants modify roots to maintain strategically use water. When soils are drying, plants can decrease water use from topsoil whilst boosting uptake at greater depths. 🌱💧
@newphyt.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social
Full story 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/smart-r...
Mature beech trees redistribute soil water, equal to ca. 10% of stand #transpiration, from deeper moist #soils to dry surface soils, where seedlings of different #tree species take it up. New #hydraulicredistribution paper with TUM & BoKu Ecophys groups: doi.org/10.1111/plb....
07.03.2025 10:19 — 👍 23 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1#Exudates decrease strongly during #plantdevelopment and #metabolome shifts from diverse, sugar-dominated to secondary exudates. Fast-growth genotypes exude root establishing, slow-growth more defensive compounds. See our paper with @drmicrowill.bsky.social and the Bauerle lab.
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