Publications

Behrend D, Athmann M, Perkons U, Küpper PM, Han E, Bauke S, Köpke U, Kautz T, Gaiser T, Seidel S (2025): How do biopores created by fodder crops affect the growth of following main crops? Synthesis of multiple field experiments. Field Crops Research 322: 109687 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109687

Dietrich L., Dahn C., Fritz J., Berg M., Köpke U., Döring T. (2024): No yield advantage of biodynamic compost preparations in a long-term field trial. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 39, e30, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170524000218

Hubertus Siebald, Morten Möller, Finn Lenz, Sascha Kirchner, Oliver Hensel, Acoustic condition monitoring of coffee beans, during the roasting process,
LWT, Volume 199, 2024, 116119, ISSN 0023-6438, doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2024.116119

Hupe, A., Naether, F., Haase, T., Bruns, C., Heß, J., Dyckmans, J., Joergensen, R.G. & Wichern, F. (2024). I have the touch-evidence for considerable N transfer from peas to oats by rhizodeposition. Plant and Soil, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06904-3

Zeise J., Fritz J., Rodas Gaitán H., Rembiałkowska E., Kazimierczak R., Andersen J. O. (2024). Further evaluation of a new method to investigate antimicrobial, color retainment and slice healing properties of cucumber(Cucumis sativus L.) shows differences between conventional and organic production systems in inter-laboratory comparison trials. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01448765.2024.2353681

Felix Milke, Heberto Rodas-Gaitan, Georg Meissner, Vincent Masson, Meike Oltmanns, Morten Möller, Yvette Wohlfahrt, Boris Kulig, Alberto Acedo, Miriam Athmann, Jürgen Fritz, Enrichment of putative plant growth promoting microorganisms in biodynamic compared with organic agriculture soils, ISME Communications, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2024, ycae021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae021

Bublitz, T.A., Oliva, R.L., Hupe, A., Joergensen, R.G. Optimization of the bicinchoninic acid assay for quantifying carbohydrates of soil extracellular polymeric substances. Plant Soil (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06447-z

Hefner, M., Gebremikael, M.T., Kristensen, H.L., 2024. Soil microbial activity improved while intensifying vegetable production by use of plant-based fertilisers, cover crops and reduced tillage. Pedobiologia 102, 150926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2023.150926

Bauke S, Seidel SJ, Athmann M, Berns AE, Braun M, Gocke MI, Guigue J, Kautz T, Kögel-Knabner I, Ohan J, Rillig MC, Schloter M, Schmittmann O, Schulz S, Uhlig D, Schnepf A, Amelung W: Short-term effects of subsoil management by strip-wise loosening and incorporation of organic material. Soil and Tillage Research 236: 105936, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105936

Kemper R, Döring TF, Legner N, Meinen C, Athmann M (2023): Oil radish, winter rye and crimson clover: root and shoot performance in cover crop mixtures. Plant and Soil https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06240-y

Ruch, B.; Hefner, M.; Sradnick, A. Excessive Nitrate Limits the Sustainability of Deep Compost Mulch in Organic Market Gardening. Agriculture 2023, 13, 1080. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13051080

Lopez G, Ahmadi SH, Amelung W, Athmann M, Ewert F, Gaiser T, Gocke MI, Kautz T, Postma J, Rachmilevitch S, Schaaf G, Schnepf A, Stoschus A, Watt M, Yu P and Seidel SJ (2023) Nutrient deficiency effects on root architecture and root-to-shoot ratio in arable crops. Front. Plant Sci. 13: 1067498 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1067498

Fritz J, Athmann M, Bornhütter R, Busscher N, Geier U, Mergardt G, Scherr C, Doesburg P (2022) Analytical perception and kinesthetic engagement in evaluation of copper chloride crystallization patterns of wheat, grape juice and rocket samples from conventional, organic and biodynamic cultivation. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture 9: 103, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-022-00361-9

Rodas Gaitán H.A., Fritz J., Dahn, C., Köpke U., Joergensen R.G. (2022) Biodynamic compost effects on soil parameters in a 27-year long-term field experiment, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-022-00344-w

Smith AG, Han E, Petersen J, Faircloth Olsen NA, Giese C, Athmann M, Dresbøll DB, Thorup-Kristensen K (2022): RootPainter: Deep learning segmentation of biological images with corrective annotation. New Phytologist, doi: 10.1111/nph.18387 https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.18387

Han E, Kirkegaard J, White R, Smith AG, Thorup-Kristensen K, Kautz T, Athmann M (2022): Deep learning with multisite data reveals the lasting effects of soil type, tillage and vegetation history on biopore genesis. Geoderma 425: 116072

Kemper R, Döring TF, Legner N, Meinen C, Athmann M (2022) Root traits in cover crop mixtures of blue lupin and winter rye. Plant and Soil, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05366-9

Bublitz TA, Kemper R, Müller P, Kautz T, Döring TF, Athmann M (2022): Relating profile wall root-length density estimates to monolith root-length density measurements of cover crops. Agronomy 12 (48): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12010048

Petzoldt L, Kroschewski B, Kautz T. (2022) Metabolic activity of Hordeum vulgare, Brassica napus and Vicia faba in Worm and Root type Biopore Sheaths.Plant Soil (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-05269-1

Seidel SJ, Gaiser T, Srivastava AK, Leitner D, Schmittmann O, Athmann M, Kautz T, Guigue J, Ewert F and Schnepf A (2022) Simulating Root Growth as a Function of Soil Strength and Yield With a Field-Scale Crop Model Coupled With a 3D Architectural Root Model. Front. Plant Sci. 13:865188. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.865188(2nd link).

Fritz J., Döring J., Athmann M., Meissner G., Kauer R., Schultz H.R. (2021): Wine quality under integrated, organic and biodynamic management using image forming methods and sensory analysis. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-021-00261-4 - accepted.

Juknevičienė E., Danilčenko H., Jarienė E., Živatkauskienė V., Zeise J., Fritz J. (2021): The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.). Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-021-00258-z - accepted.

Koch M, Boselli R, Hasler M, Zörb C, Athmann M, Kautz T (2021): Root and shoot growth of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) are differently affected by increasing subsoil pore density when grown under different subsoil moisture. Biology and Fertility of Soils. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-021-01597-7

Hadir S, Gaiser T, Hüging H, Athmann M, Pfarr D, Kemper R, Ewert F, Seidel SJ (2021): Sugar beet shoot and root phenotypic plasticity to nitrogen, phosphorous, potasiium and lime omission. Agriculture 11: 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11010021

Fritz J., Lauer F., Wilkening A., Masson P., Peth S. (2021): Aggregate stability and visual evaluation of soil structure in biodynamic cultivation of Burgundy vineyard soils. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, https://doi.org/10.1080/01448765.2021.1929480

Athmann M, Bornhütter R, Busscher N, Doesburg P, Geier U, Mergardt G, Scherr C, Köpke U, Fritz J (2021): An update on image forming methods: Structure analysis and Gestalt evaluation of images from rocket lettuce with shading, N supply, organic or mineral fertilization and biodynamic preparations. Organic Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-021-00347-1

Han E, Smith AG, Kemper R, White R, Kirkegaard J, Thorup-Kristensen K, Athmann M (2021). Digging roots is easier with AI. Journal of Experimental Botany: https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erab174

Han E, Li F, Perkons U, Küpper PM, Bauke SL, Athmann M, Thorup-Kristensen K, Kautz T, Köpke U (2021): Can precrop deep roots deliver subsoil P and K to subsequently grown spring wheat? Plant and Soil: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-04910-3

Doesburg P, Fritz J, Athmann M, Bornhütter R, Busscher N, Geier U, Mergardt G, Scherr C (2021): Kinesthetic engagement in Gestalt evaluation outscores analytical ‘atomic feature’ evaluation in perceiving aging in crystallization images of agricultural products. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0248124. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248124

Abbring, S., Kusche, D., Roos, T., Diks, M. A. P., Hols, G., Garssen, J., Baars, T., & van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2020). Milk processing increases the allergenicity of cow's milk - Preclinical evidence supported by a human proof-of-concept provocation pilot. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 49(7), 1013-1025.

Fritz, J., Jannoura, R., Lauer, F., Schenk, J., Masson, P., & Jörgensen, R. G. (2020). Functional microbial diversity responses to biodynamic management in Burgundian vineyard soils. Journal Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, 36(3), 172-186.

Fritz, J., Athmann, M., Meissner, G., Kauer, R., Geier, U., Bornhütter, R., & Schultz, H. (2020). Quality assessment of grape juice from integrated, organic and biodynamic viticulture using image forming methods. OENO one, 54(2), 373-391. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2020.54.2.2548

Morau, A., Piepho, H.-P., & Fritz, J. (2019). Growth responses of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) to biodynamic cow manure preparation in a bioassay. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, 2019, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/01448765.2019.1644668

Juknevičienė, E., Danilčenko, H., Jarienė, E., & Fritz, J. (2019). The effect of horn-manure preparation on enzymes activity and nutrient contents in soil as well as great pumpkin yield. Open Agriculture, 4(1), 452-459. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2019-0044

Brock, C., Geier, U., Greiner, R., Olbrich-Majer, M., & Fritz, J. (2019). Research in biodynamic food and farming - a review. Open Agriculture, 4(1), 743-757.

Meissner, G., Athmann, M., Fritz, J., Kauer, R., Stoll, M., & Schultz, H. R. (2019). Conversion to organic and biodynamic viticultural practices: impact on soil, grapevine development and grape quality. OENO One, 2019/4(53), 639-659. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2019.53.4.2470

Hupe, A., Schulz, H., Bruns, C., Haase, T., Heß, J., Dyckmans J., Joergensen, R.G., Wichern, F., 2019. Get on your boots: Estimating root biomass and rhizodeposition of peas under field conditions reveals the necessity of field experiments. Plant and Soil 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04238-z

Fritz, J., Athmann, M., & Andersen, J.-O. (2018). Advanced panel training on visual Gestalt evaluation of biocrystallization images: ranking wheat samples from different extract decomposition stages and different production systems. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, 2019/1(35), 21–32. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/01448765.2018.1492457

Hupe, A., Schulz, H., Bruns, C., Joergensen, R.G., Wichern, F., 2016. Digging in the dirt - Inadequacy of below-ground plant biomass quantification. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 96, 137-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.01.014

Hupe, A., 2016. A secret world - C and N rhizodeposition of pea, influenced by plant development and growing conditions. Dissertation, University of Kassel, Kassel university press, Kassel. https://kobra.uni-kassel.de/handle/123456789/2017072553101