Research

Seven lines of research that share one question: how do plants take up mineral nutrients, and what can growers do with the answer?

Plant nutrition & next-generation fertilizers

Macro- and micronutrient management, fertilizer use efficiency and controlled-release fertilizers.

Macro · Micronutrients

Soilless & vertical farming

Nutrient solution recipes, substrates and light conditions in soilless production and their effects on plant growth.

Hydroponics · Vertical farming

Circular bioeconomy in agriculture

Returning agricultural and industrial wastes to crop production as biochar, substrates and fertilizers.

Waste valorization · Biochar

Biostimulants, microbial products & plant-microorganism interactions

Effects of seaweed and plant extracts, mycorrhiza-bacteria consortia and root endophytes on plant growth.

Biostimulants · Microbial fertilizers

Biofortification & hidden hunger

Increasing zinc, selenium, iron and iodine concentrations in wheat grain and vegetables through agronomic practices.

Zn · Se · Fe · I

Abiotic stress physiology & tolerance

Effects of drought, salinity, boron toxicity and high temperature on plant physiology, and the role of mineral nutrition in stress tolerance.

Stress physiology

Sensors, IoT & AI for sustainable agriculture

Sensors for real-time nutrient monitoring, IoT-based growing systems and data-driven decision support.

Sensors · IoT · AI

Facilities

The laboratory, greenhouse, growth chamber, analytical, field and vertical farming facilities that let us run experiments at every scale, from nutrient solution to the field and the vertical farm.