SoilMicroBio

YouTube video by Teagasc How To Conduct an Earthworm Count

Interested in doing some simple #SoilHealth assessments on your soils? Check out our new video on counting earthworms youtu.be/ejiXLF0SgTw with a how-to guide available here teagasc.ie/environment/... @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

GSB4 Conference — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

Hey #soil #taxonomists! Have you described a species in the last 5 years? Tell us about in our Free + Open Submission event Name Drop! New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4 #soilbiodiversity @thegsbi.bsky.social

Cattle slurry application increases soil ecosystem resistance to flooding Land-spreading of animal slurry is a means of nutrient recycling and improving soil health. However, it can potentially alter soil ecosystem function …

📢 New paper - Cattle slurry application increases soil ecosystem resistance to flooding www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Counting soil microbial communities: the impact of qPCR platform and mastermix on accuracy and precision qPCR is used to measure soil microorganisms but can be affected by inhibitors, change in mastermix, and platform. This study measured precision and accurac

If you do #qPCR on soils you might be interested in this paper led by @aoifeduff.bsky.social @femsmicro.org which shows the effect of mastermix, sample type, platform and gene target on the inhibition, precision and accuracy of quantification academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...

The problem of “dark taxa” in ectomycorrhizal fungal conservation and research — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative Laura van Galen, ETH Zürich (Switzerland) & SPUN (Society for the Protection of Underground Networks)

📣 GSBI's latest blog has just been published 🎉

In this blog, Dr. Laura Van Galen discusses the mystery of dark taxa in ectomycorrhizal fungi 🍄

Read it here 👇

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...

New fungal primers reveal the diversity of Mucoromycotinian arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their response to nitrogen application - Environmental Microbiome Background Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) are the most widespread terrestrial symbiosis and are both a key determinant of plant health and a major contributor to ecosystem processes through their role in...

Interesting:

New fungal primers reveal the diversity of Mucoromycotinian arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their response to nitrogen application

environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

New paper alert! 📢

Some new insight into the soil environment related to leatherjacket pest populations! Interesting links with soil microbial communities and texture 🌱 #IPM #Soil

positively correlated with Na,Al & Zn, neg correlated with Fe,Mn and K.
3. Microbial community structure linked to larval occurrence and abundance
4. Specific microbial taxa associated with absence or high prevalence of larvae

Great to see this article led by @aislingmoffat.bsky.social published on the soil factors affecting Tipula (Leatherjacket) larvea in Ireland and Scotland

bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Take home points:
1. LJ occurrence correlated with silt content
2. Larval pops

YouTube video by National Biodiversity Data Centre Help to survey for insects - try a 10-minute Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT count)

The nice weather is a great opportunity to get out and about, and spend some time in nature. Why not join our #GroundTruth citizen scientists & do a 10 min FIT count to monitor pollinators in your area. Easy and fun for all ages and takes only 10 min. youtu.be/lrKqKm3dRV8?... #SoilHealth

Met éireann indicating #SoilWaterDeficits elevated in South and East of the country. A good reminder of the importance of building #SoilOrganicMatter in soils. Soils with higher OM retain moisture for longer in dry periods and enhance infiltration in wet periods #GroundTruth #SoilHealth

Some of the #GroundTruth team pictured at a recent open day in @teagasc.bsky.social Moorepark. Great to talk to so many farmers about #SoilHealth and DIY methods for soil health assessments with @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

Rhizosphere 6 - Rooting for Earth - Special Issues We are pleased to announce three special issue topics to publish work featured at Rhizosphere 6! Further details to follow.

Following on from the #Rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh the other week there are opportunities to publish your research in special issues in Frontiers in Soil Science, Plant and Soil and European Journal of Soil Science
www.rhizo6.org/special-issues

What are #Soil pores and why are they important? Luis Lopez Sangil explains @teagasc.bsky.social @vistamilk.bsky.social #SoilHealth #GroundTruth

What are the visual indicators of good and poor #soil structural health? Veronica Nyhan of the #GroundTruth team @teagasccrops.bsky.social @vistamilk.bsky.social talks about some features to look for.

The #groundtruth team are at the crops open day in Teagasc - come down to the #Soil village and talk to us about #SoilHealth #SoilBiology #SoilCompaction #CoverCrops @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

How #SoilCompaction impacts soil processes #SoilHealth @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

YouTube video by Teagasc Crops and Technology Open Day - Soils

The #GroundTruth team are all set for @teagasccrops.bsky.social open day in Carlow on Wednesday. We'll be talking all things #SoilHealth #SoilBiology. Drop in & see us there youtube.com/shorts/0ew9r.... @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us and with collaborators and all over Europe! stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd Please share!

Great work from Rose Edwin and colleagues including @orlaos.bsky.social @coline-micro.bsky.social @aoifeduff.bsky.social

3)largely identifying same relationships between taxa and N cycle functions; 4)Variation largely due to choice of reference taxonomies.

Consistent microbial insights across sequencing methods in soil studies: the role of reference taxonomies | mSystems Studying the microorganisms in soil remains a challenge as soils are one of the most complex and diverse environments. Compounding these challenges is the lack of culturable representatives in soil, w...

Wondering whether to use amplicon or shotgun sequencing for characterising the soil microbial community - check out our new paper journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #SoilMicrobiome main findings : 1) consistent detection of major phyla; 2) similar microbial community differentiation patterns;

Wonderful to see farmers getting involved in our underwear decomposition challenge #GroundTruth #SoilHealth www.teagasc.ie/news--events... @vistamilk.bsky.social

The #GroundTruth team are at Cork Carnival of Science today and tomorrow. Call in and talk to us about #SoilHealth #CitzenScience with @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Fresh Produce Production: Lessons Learned When Plant Science Meets Food Safety To enhance control of human pathogenic microorganisms in plant production systems, an EU COST Action (HUPLANTcontrol CA16110) was initiated, bringing …

Great things happen when we reach across scientific disciplines to work on common problems. Delighted to see this paper published with a fantastic team of scientists from the EU Cost action Huplant www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

PhD position available in microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycling in peatlands at Teagasc and @uccresearch.bsky.social with @aaronfoxirl.bsky.social and Israel Ikoyi

Our @Root2Res 2025 potato trials are planted by the @teagasccrops.bsky.social Potato Breeding Team and ourselves @soilmicrobio.bsky.social. Huge thanks to all involved for their efforts. Looking forward to phenotyping these 440 genotypes above and below ground 🌿🥔

Have you signed up yet for our citizen science project on #SoilHealth? There is still time to get involved. Don't miss out on the fun. Bígí linn 🤗 www.teagasc.ie/environment/... @researchireland.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

We're currently recruiting a permanent soil monitoring technologist in Teagasc Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland. Further details topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job... Join our team 🤗